long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
great swordsman; master fencer
Tsukahara Bokuden (1489-1571)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
favorite; favourite; habitually used
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
commerce; trade; business
daimyo in the Warring States period
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
river; stream; River; the ... river
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one