foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
future (usually near); prospects
seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; head
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
one day; (on) a certain day
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
intention; personal opinion
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
senior envoy; chief delegate
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
messenger; envoy; emissary
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
virile; tough; masculine; intense
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach