Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
literature; books (reference); document
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
summer campaign of the siege of Osaka (1615)
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
payment of debts; repayment
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
destination; recipient; addressee
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
death from prostration; death from emaciation
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
a person without a single relative