wage system; wage structure
behaving (posing) as if they were a married couple
undefeated record; clean record; no losses
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
fruitless discussion; inconclusive discussion
status consciousness; perception of one's social status
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
advisor; adviser (to a lord, etc.); wise counselor allowed to speak to a lord without restraint
having both wisdom and courage
tenacity of weeds; stubbornness of weeds; die hard spirit
explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry); (arch.) interesting; (arch.) strange; (arch.) unreasonable; (arch.) unfavorable; (arch.) lowly
bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree
Sanada Yukitaka (1513-1574.6.8)
civilian control (of the military)
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
unavoidable; inevitable; cannot be helped; of necessity
(marriage) engagement; secret treaty; tacit understanding; private contract
six to four ratio; sixty-forty
separation of farmers and samurai (system in effect from the Azuchi-Momoyama period until the Edo period)
Oda Nobutada (1557-1582.6.21)