shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to play a leading role; to play a central part
dear me; I mean; or rather
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
training; drill; practice; discipline
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
brandling (when used as fishing bait)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; sometimes you have to lose to win; (lit.) losing is winning
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
what's what; heads or tails
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
from island to island; island-hopping
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following