to slay; to cut down (a foe)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
immediate follower (of the shogun)
second month of the lunar calendar
roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling
to resound (echo) far and wide
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
vassals; retainers; followers
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
resolutely; determinedly; strictly; authoritatively; solemnly; gravely
martial law; articles of war; military disciple; military law
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)
rebellion; great uprising
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
meaning; significance; sense
edict; ordinance; proclamation
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
admonition; injunction; instruction; message
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest