going off to urinate together
practice; practising; exercise; training
to construct an embankment
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
burial clothes; clothes worn to commit suicide
musical instrument; music; accompaniment instruments used in kabuki (excluding the shamisen)
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior
to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command
endurance contest; test of endurance
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
relaxation; recreation; recess
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)