Matsudaira Hirotada (father of Ieyasu)
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist scriptures; Dharmakara; Amitabha Buddha in a pre-enlightenment incarnation
to withdraw from someone's presence; to leave the room
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to assume
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
courtesy call; courtesy visit
peace conference; peace negotiations
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to have one's hair stand on end
to exchange; to interchange
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
way to shoot; how to shoot
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
young lord; successor of one's current lord
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
in respect of; in regards to; as for
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
inn town; post town; post-station town
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
(brother and sister) born of a different mother