oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
practice; practising; training; study
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
place; situation; position; location
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to face; to go towards; to head towards
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
Okayama prefecture (Chūgoku area)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
true; real; genuine; proper; utter