(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
immediately; right away; on the spot
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
by means of; due to; because of; according to
military preparation; armaments; defenses; defences
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to shout (in anger); to yell
waiting for one hundred years for the waters of the Yellow River to clear; waiting in vain for an unlikely event; waiting for pigs to fly; when the sky falls, we shall catch larks
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
Republic of Korea; South Korea; Han (ancient Chinese state)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
abstract or impracticable theory
looking forward (to something); awaiting
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)