supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
ringleader; accomplished villain
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
distinction; differentiation; classification
longing for; burning desire
to play a leading role; to play a central part
castle site; ruins of a castle
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
in pieces; in scraps; fragmentary (e.g. knowledge); scrappy; insignificant; unimportant
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to arrest; to capture; to seize
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to jump in; to dive in; to fly in; to rush in; to dash in
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
alone; unaided; away from home
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
(idle) ease; idleness; leisureliness
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
perfect; complete; flawless
Nara period (710-794); imperial court during Nara period
three generations; three periods; third generation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly