prospects of victory; chances of success
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
geisha call-office; assignation office for geisha; geisha on call
report; notification; registration
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to throw (oneself); to hurl; to cast; to stir (one's feelings); to get excited; to make (one's heart) pound
secret of nature; profound secret; disposition; character; emperor's health; emperor's well-being
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
end; tip; extremities; terminal
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
poisonfeather bird; zhenniao; zhen; mythical poisonous bird (of ancient China)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
baton (of command); order; command; direction
bowing twice; worshipping again; Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
brave general; great soldier
horse tack; horse gear; harness
death (and entering the hereafter)
identifiable; personalized
battle formation; military formation
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse