so; like this; in this way
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to have an idea; to have a clue
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
meaning; significance; sense
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to play a central role; to take a leading part
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
Sanada Masayuki (1547-1611.7.13)
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
castle site; ruins of a castle
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional