Momoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600)
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
Kanou Mitsunobu (1561-1608) (painter of the Sengoku period)
image; figure; figure; form; image
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
young person with a monkey-like face (nickname for Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
large build; large pattern
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
both hands; both arms; ten
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
loveable; very likeable; like very much
existence; possession; having; limited company
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
running a government administration; managing a cabinet
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
northern part; the north (of a region)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
speaking of ...; as for ...
conquest; subjugation; overcoming