carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be intimate with; to befriend
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
thorough; exhaustive; complete
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
position; location; base; point; site
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
castle tower; keep; donjon
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
river; stream; River; the ... river
riparian works; flood-control works
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
people; citizens; subjects; folk
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point