leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
daimyo in the Warring States period
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
how many people; a number of people
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
successive generations; successive emperors
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
unique; unrivaled; unrivalled; without parallel
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
after that; afterwards; thereafter
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
position; location; base; point; site
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
castle site; ruins of a castle
central part; heart (of a city)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury