to remain; to stay (somewhere)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
in comparison to; rather than
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
how; in what way; by what means
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
noble undertaking; heroic deed
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
before the gate; in front of the gate
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
main force; chief object; mainline
ten; 10; ten years of age
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
dawning (of a new era); dawn
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
military family; warrior class