secret understanding; collusion
independence; self-reliance
wife and children; (arch.) wife
internment; detainment; detention
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
place of residence; dwelling place
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
in order; sequential; seriatim
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
using as an intermediary; through
clause; article; stipulations
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
on bad terms; at loggerheads
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
suspicion (of others); jealousy
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
great victory; crushing victory
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)