guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
although I say; although one might say; although called
endurance contest; test of endurance
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
preface; introduction; preamble
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
without; but if; otherwise; or else
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
practice; practising; exercise; training
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
commander; general; leader
opposite side; opposition
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
relaxation; recreation; recess
going off to urinate together
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to crawl out of; to creep out of
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
even if; even though; however; no matter how
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
northern part; the north (of a region)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
great cause; moral law; justice
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about