to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to torment; to torture; to harass
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
survival; survivor; relic
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
troops outfitted with red armor (Sengoku and Edo periods)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
that day; the very same day
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
death in battle; death on the battlefield
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
no!; no no!; no, not at all
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
when it becomes; when it comes to
unanticipated; unexpected
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
ongoing; in progress; afoot
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
distress; wretched condition
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to ignore; to disregard; to overlook; to connive at
advantages and disadvantages; plus and minuses
profitable plan; good plan
the Emperor's person or presence
Emperor Go-Mizu-no-O; Go-Mizu-no-O Tenno (1596-1680 CE, reigning: 1611-1629 CE)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned