Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
fodder (for horses or cows); hay; feed
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
vassals; retainers; followers
to round up; to gather; to muster; to mobilize; to mobilise
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
drinking party; banquet; feast
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
attendant; valet; servant; follower
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to make (someone) wait; to take more time (than anticipated)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to be thrilled; to be excited
to eat a lot; to have a good appetite; appetizing
scattering of ashes (cremated remains)
something like ...; something called ...
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention