rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
intensive; concentrated; focused
literature; books (reference); document
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to govern; to manage; to subdue
powerful family; powerful clan
in the mountains; among the mountains
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
home area; home town; local
tradition; legend; folklore
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
interest (in something); enthusiasm
to make a speech; to address
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
every year; yearly; annually
small number; few; minority
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
decoration; ornament; trimmings
jewel; precious stone; gem
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
store; reserve; stock; savings
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
political situation; political affairs