confrontation; opposition; antagonism
chief; main; principal; major
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
many samurai; many gentlefolk
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
attendant; attendance upon another
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
in person; personally; directly
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
party; gang; company; squad
Ministry of War (Tang-dynasty China)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
so; like this; in this way
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
red-horned demon; red ogre
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
question; inquiry; enquiry
streamer; pennant; windsock
priest soldier; warrior monk
bow with a heavy draw weight; someone who wields a heavy-draw-weight bow
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with