to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to tumble down; to roll down
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
(present) head of a family
summer campaign of the siege of Osaka (1615 CE)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
sons and daughters; children; girl
decapitation; decapitated head
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
concession; conciliation; compromise
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
thorough; exhaustive; complete
oppression; suppression; pressure
political measures; policy
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)