rice plant (Oryza sativa)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to subsist; to keep on living
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
fate; destiny; predestination
Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
construction; establishment
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
lineage; line; unification; all (of you)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
summer campaign of the siege of Osaka (1615 CE)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
two persons; two people; pair; couple
Sanada Nobushige (1567-1615.6.3)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
banquet or reception hall
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
now that; since; so long as; because
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
last ray of hope; only hope
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act