big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
succession struggle; succession race
unexpectedly; surprisingly
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
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)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
going into battle; departure for the front
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to govern; to manage; to subdue
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
important point; strategic position; key point
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
near; nearby; not far off
how; in what way; how about
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer