to marry off; to espouse to
the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
Toyotomi Hideyori (1593.8.29-1615.6.4)
Toyo (former province located in present-day Ōita and Fukuoka prefectures; later split into Buzen and Bungo provinces); affluent country; rich country
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius
intention; personal opinion
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
ronin; masterless samurai
nevertheless; still; however; yet
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
girl; young (unmarried) woman
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
all; everyone; everybody; everything
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence