palace decorated with jewels; beautiful palace
the five commissioners (administrative organ of feudal Japan established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
sword hunt; sword confiscation
Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
lidded; covered; container with a lid
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
private secretary; amanuensis
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
unique thing; best on earth
to put out; to extinguish
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
Tochigi prefecture (Kanto area)
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
to need; to require; to take; to demand
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
to set on fire; to ignite
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
death in battle; death on the battlefield
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)