belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
inside; interior; inner part
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
reopening; resumption; restarting
for today; for the time being
to detain; to take into custody
menial; meanness; servility; abject
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
outsider; someone outside of a group
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to mix; to stir; to blend
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
important person; strategic person; key figure
unification of the whole country
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
history of Japan; Japanese history
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
system; institution; organization; organisation