stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
not covered (by); not subject (to)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
important post; important office; key position
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
will; testament; last request
real intention; true motive; true meaning
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
chief vassal; senior statesman
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
basin (e.g. between mountains)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
on one hand; on the other hand
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)