what shape?; what type?; which model?; which blood group?
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
Naoe Kanetsugu (1560-1619)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
reason; cause; circumstances
to like; to love; to be fond of
severe; strict; tough; hard
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
of course; certainly; naturally
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to challenge (a person) to a fight
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
start; commencement; beginning; initiation