Sanada Nobushige (1567-1615.6.3)
summer campaign of the siege of Osaka (1615 CE)
to bring along; to accompany
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
fine castle; famous castle
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
grey wall covering material (gray)
to go to; to visit; to call on
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
mashed boiled green soybeans
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
retainer; attendant; escort
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
execution; punishment; spanking
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
lineage; line; unification; all (of you)
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)