useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
great difference; major mistake
Sanada Masayuki (1547-1611.7.13)
Sanada Nobushige (1567-1615.6.3)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
employer's house; master's house
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
police sergeant (Edo period); low-ranking samurai who assisted daimyo or prominent military commanders (Muromachi period)
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
violent (tragic or accidental) death; dog's death
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
daimyo in the Warring States period
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
coquetry; flirtatiousness; flattery
at that time; in those days
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
future years; in (one's) later years
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
Tokugawa Hidetada (1579.5.2-1632.3.14), Shougun 1605-1623
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record