stone (used for throwing)
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)
scatterbrain; absent-minded person; careless person; rash person; hasty person
to set aside one's interests
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
wandering; jobless; unemployed
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
black kite (Milvus migrans); Inverness cape; filcher; sneak thief
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
unskilled; not very good at
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
surrender (fall) of a castle
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
quarrel; dispute; argument
on the way back; returning
along the way; along the road
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
proceeding to the capital
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
one party; one faction; one clique
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
each and all; every single one; everybody
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving