one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
samurai and common people
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
immediately carrying out (a plan)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
calm; composed; cool; quiet
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to devise a plan; to work out a plot
March; third month of the lunar calendar
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
expression; look; countenance; face
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
party; gang; company; squad
sixth day of the month; six days
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
brave general; great soldier
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
dice; die; baton (of command)
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
young and energetic; up-and-coming
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause