distant; remote; isolated
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
well-tempered; well drilled; well trained
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to anticipate; to foresee
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
able individual; man of ability
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
cannot be helped; unavoidable
heroic spirit; brave heart; aspiration; ambition
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
strong person; the strong; the powerful
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
line between victory and defeat
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
prime of life; era of national prosperity
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
surroundings; circumference
whole summer; summer long
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
bossing someone around; having a person under one's control
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end