winter campaign of the siege of Osaka (1614 CE)
buckwheat dumpling; buckwheat mash; buckwheat dough ball
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle
fine castle; famous castle
tea grinding mortar (hand mill)
shout of victory; cry of triumph
troops outfitted with red armor (Sengoku and Edo periods)
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
correct; proper; formal; invertible (matrix); holomorphic
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
all; everyone; everybody; everything
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing