mum; mom; mummy; the missus
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
condensed milk; Soviet Union
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
certainly; surely; definitely
to gain fame; to make one's name
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
form; shape; figure; visage
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
Shibata Katsuie (1522?-1583.6.14)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent