entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
pennant; gold-brocade flag
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to say; to tell; to state; to do
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
war; battle; match; game; competition
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
surmise; guess; inference
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
how; in what way; how about; questionable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to say; to be called; to do
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
should; must; -able; probably; likely
I see; that's right; indeed
to divide (by); to remove; to exclude
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of