ascariasis; roundworm disease
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
member of shogun's council of elders
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
Oda Nobutada (1557-1582.6.21)
under the ... administration; within the ... government
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
Toyama prefecture (Hokuriku area)
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
able official; capable official
double-dealer; timeserver; moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
head of family; originator
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; flattery; flatterer; Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)
entering the capital; entering Tokyo
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
most part; greater part; majority