irritation; annoyance; frustration
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
headquarters; head office; main office
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
proximity of a monarch or lord
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
chief vassal; senior statesman
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to differ; to vary; to disagree
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
business ability; business acumen