year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
chief vassal; senior statesman
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
at that time; in those days
to unfold; to unroll; to open
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
east, west, south and north
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to govern; to manage; to subdue
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
illegitimate child; secret love child
remote mountain; mountain recesses
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
very young; little; childish; immature
too much; excessively; too
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly