orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
genius; prodigy; natural gift
will; testament; last request
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
supreme command; direction over all
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
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
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
on the occasion of; at the time of
first Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-93)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
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
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
Island; insula; island; islet
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
war; battle; match; game; competition
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
young person; youth; young
foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister