recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)
talk about various topics
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime
a follower; yield allegiance to
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
arrangements; preparations
being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
fawn colour; fawn-colored horse
written seal; stylized signature
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
reply (to a letter); response; answer
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
unification of the whole country
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
unique thing; best on earth
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
one example of (when there are more examples)
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out