standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
complete change; about-face
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
archer's left-wrist protector
to start slowly; to lag behind
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
difficult to ...; hard to ...
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to fight to the bitter end
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
on the occasion of; at the time of
Ashikaga Yoshiteru (1536-1565), Shougun 1545-1565
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to take back; to recapture
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
local commissioner (Kamakura or Muromachi eras); draw to find the theme for poetry session; composing poetry by lot