mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
world history; international history
Matsudaira Hirotada (father of Ieyasu)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to be helpful; to be useful
change of one's family name; changed family name
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
baton (of command); order; command; direction
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
absence; disregard; indifference
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
taking turns; in rotation
selection for high office; selecting of fit (talented) persons for higher positions
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
sequel; later development
at first; in the beginning; originally
repair; renovation; restoration
our country; our land; one's own country