clearing (land); excavating
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
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
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
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
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
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
leaving everything up to someone else
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
on one hand; on the other hand
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
art of war; strategy; tactics