useless; no good; hopeless
according to ...; ... says
political principle, policy or platform
benevolent act; healing act
exorcism rite; purification
pawning; pawnage; pledging (stock, share subscription rights, etc.)
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
(another person's) nephew
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
returning to the service of one's master
collecting together and buying; doing a big shop
peace conference; peace negotiations
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
offence; offense; hindrance
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully