clearing (land); excavating
field ration (Sengoku period)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
Ashikaga Yoshiaki (1537-1597.10.9), Shougun 1568-1573
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse
as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior
Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
to encamp; to take up a position
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
to go downhill; to go down a slope
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
death in battle; death on the battlefield
to dye; to colour; to color
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent