at a moment's notice; readily
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
many; a lot; much; multitude
preparation; arrangements
going into battle; departure for the front
chief vassal; senior statesman
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
both armies; both teams; both sides
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(arch.) archer (esp. a samurai); (arch.) (skilled) archer; (arch.) bowman; (arch.) dominion of a whole province by a military family; bow-twirling ceremony at the end of a day of sumo wrestling
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
daimyo in the Warring States period
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
at once; immediately; right now
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland