Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
military forces; hosts; troops
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.
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to cease; to stop; to be over
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)