chapter one; first chapter
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
military forces; hosts; troops
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
proceeding to the capital
war; battle; match; game; competition
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
... and eastward; east of
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)