to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
composed expression; clear face
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
headship of a family; family property
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
important post; important office; key position
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
support; backing; aid; assistance
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
viceroy; governor-general
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
trust; confidence; credence
Ashikaga Yoshiharu (1511-1550)
due form; official; formality
peace conference; peace negotiations
poisoning; kill by poison
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
second marriage; remarriage
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism