to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
very likely; very probable
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
trial; judgement; judgment
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
laws established by daimyo applicable only in their own domain (during the Warring States period)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
aggression; invasion; raid
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
coincident with; while; simultaneously
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
young person; youth; young
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
good; goodness; right; virtue
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
residents of the capital; townsfolk
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
complete change; about-face