laws established by daimyo applicable only in their own domain (during the Warring States period)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
benevolent rule; moratorium on debts
ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms
to beat (a drum); to pluck up courage
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
rare; extraordinary; singular
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to need; to demand; to take; to require
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
finally; in the end; on top of all that
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
midway; halfway through; in the course of
dead person; deceased person
foster mother; adoptive mother
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
under the orders of; by order (command)
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart