Sanada Nobutada (1547-1632.6.21)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
to pass judgment (judgement); to make a decision
Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
tea grinding mortar (hand mill)
abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber
vegetables; (edible) greens; blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity
ronin; masterless samurai
check (pattern); ichimatsu doll
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
peace conference; peace negotiations
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
to wave a flag; to show the way
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem