to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
hostility; antagonism; opposition
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
commoner; patriot; humble subject; late Edo period commoner opposition movement (mid-18th century to mid-19th century)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
fierce or defiant look; determined expression; plucky countenance
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
common reed (Phragmites australis)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
enemy castle; enemy fortress
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation