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allotment; arrangement

1

to grow old

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

7

feathers; plumage; down

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

6

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

6

omen

1

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

3

there; that place

3

Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)

2

Hamamatsu (city)

4

place name; toponym

3

to name; to call; to christen; to term

6

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

13

since; henceforth

4

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

1

marriage

3

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

1

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

2

Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)

2

Christian daimyō

1

Ootomo Sourin

1

hegemony

3

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

1

character; traits; ethos

1

distant land; remote location; distant province

1

unprecedented; never seen before

6

twenty-five

1

mobilization; mobilisation

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

2

preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit

1

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

2

turning point

1

Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm

5

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

1

wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

1

tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)

1

court; Imperial Palace or household

2

the Imperial Family

1

relative; relation

1

long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)

1

Haginaka

1

Nagonsama

1

even

1

Imperial Palace; Imperial Court

1

birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world

7

boy; son; man

1

social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

4