wet nurse; nursing mother
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to serve; to work for; to attend
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
on the occasion of; at the time of
first Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-93)
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
enmity; antagonism; hostility
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
existence; possession; having; limited company
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
samurai; warrior; military family
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
reigning; controlling; dictating
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of