shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
congratulation; celebration
corps of musketeers; matchlock troops; firearms squad
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
information; news; report; reward; retribution
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat; to get (a batter) out
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that