plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
Yagyuu Tajima no Kami Munenori (1572-1646)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to emphasize; to attach importance to
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to serve; to work for; to attend
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
literature; books (reference); document
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
at that time; in those days
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)