wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)
Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30); Genwa era
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
proclamation; promulgation
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to perceive; to understand
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
having a crush on someone; flushing
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
troubled times; turbulent times
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
chink in the armor (armour)
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
the New Year begins; the New Year starts