readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
Sanada Masayuki (1547-1611.7.13)
high rice field; very fertile rice field
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
in name but not in reality
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
written appeal; manifesto; declaration
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
Tokugawa Hidetada (1579.5.2-1632.3.14), Shougun 1605-1623
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
both; many; various; together
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
entreaty; appeal; petition
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold