large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
Watanabe No Tsuna (953-1025)
rivers and mountains; landscape
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
commander; general; leader
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
consists of; comprises; is made up of
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to find out; to discover; to detect
sequel; later development
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
fasting; abstinence; confinement to one's house on an unlucky day
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; incarnation; transformation
to take back; to recapture
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to take flight; to disappear
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to write down; to record; to register
authenticity; credibility
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together