particulars; details; specified items
small han; small (feudal) domain
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
person concerned; interested party; related party
fine performance; excellent performance
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
standard; basis; principle
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
internal troubles; domestic discord
external pressure; foreign threat
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
to put it in an extreme way; to put it in extreme terms
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
posterity; future generations
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
slowly and quietly; stealthily
watchful waiting; careful supervision
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
precipice; cliff; flat head
study of classical Japanese literature and culture; Japanology; Japanese studies
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of a country; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
headquarters (on the battlefield); direct retainer of a shogun (Edo period); shogunal vassal; hatamoto
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
creation of heaven and earth
talking politics; discussion of a law case
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force