management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
unification of the whole country
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
several hundred; hundreds (of)
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
core; core; hardcore; all-out
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
perfect obsession; personal fixation; addiction to (something matching one's tastes)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
editor (in publishing, etc.)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
royal capital; imperial capital
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)