chalk (mineral); white wall
power map; power structure; power relationships
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
(Edo-period) chief minister
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
(arch.) three-legged metal pot or kettle (used in ancient China)
influence; clout; leverage
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
art of war; strategy; tactics
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
to pause; to have a short intermission
offering a full report to a superior
beyond that point; after that
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
heir; inheritor; successor
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
the lower classes; the common people
to cross one's mind; to occur to one