fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
inspection; examination; checking
capital punishment given personally by a feudal lord after a disrespectful act
Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
Emperor Buretsu; Buretsu Tenno
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
Toyotomi Hidetsugu (1568-1595.8.20)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
process; course; mechanism
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
powerful person; influential person
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
residence; mansion; estate; dwelling
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
aggression; invasion; raid
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
strong nation; powerful country
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
branch roads; forked roads; crossroads; two ways (of proceeding)
precipice; steep (e.g. mountain pass)