stopping; corking; capping; disconnecting (e.g. gas supply)
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
street at night; making a night journey
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
deep gratitude; overwhelming joy; great happiness
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
Quanzhou (China); Chinchew
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
outside Kyoto or the capital
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
proceeding to Kyoto; entering Kyoto
grey wall covering material (gray)
not long has passed since ...
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
residence; mansion; estate; dwelling
appalling; awful; extreme pain; deep sorrow
description; describing; depicting
party; gang; company; squad
street fighting; urban warfare
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
small number; few; minority
dusk; nightfall; twilight