his true objective lies elsewhere; there are ulterior motives at play; (lit.) the enemy is at Honnōji
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
by means of; due to; because of; according to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to say; to tell; to state; to do
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
than; from; out of; except; but; more
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
going into battle; departure for the front
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
messenger; envoy; emissary
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
older brother; elder brother
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to face; to go towards; to head towards
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.