to attempt; to test; to try out
many; numerous; various; large number of
one's possessions; ownership
to temper thoroughly; to train well
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
decision; determination; resolution
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
Shibata Katsuie (1522?-1583.6.14)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
urgency; exigency; emergency
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to jump upon (a moving object)
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
old body; aged person; elderly person
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality