an excuse; however; nonetheless
to win one's first battle (game, match)
to be soldierly; to be martial
cotton cloth; cotton material
withdrawing from the castle
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist uprising (Muromachi and Warring States periods)
fletcher; arrow maker; fletching; arrow-making
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
rubbish heap; garbage dump
fold; crease; lineage; pedigree; reason; logic
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
small pouch containing a paper charm or talisman
skill; dexterity; master hand
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
half-wit; fool; simpleton
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia period method of Chinese divination)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
various matters; everything
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
castle town; fortified town
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
finally; in the end; on top of all that