stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to play a leading role; to play a central part
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
military forces; hosts; troops
robust health; able-bodied
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
deserted village; poor village
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
not caring; not giving a damn
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
village headman; village mayor
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
to say; to be called; to do
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
divine aid; divine grace; providential help
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune