common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
battlefield; battleground
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to run about; to rush about
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
female high-school student
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
serious; not joking; straight
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate