to talk through one's hat; to blow one's own horn
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
samurai and commoners; normal people (as opposed to people of a high social standing)
financial power; financial means; wealth
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
Takeda Kouunsai (1803-1865)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
leader; magnate; big head
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
mediator; go-between; middleman
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
maintainability; serviceability
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
troublesome; annoying; complicated
leadership; initiative; spearhead
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
suppression; repression; subjugation
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
Council of Five Elders (committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
to anticipate; to foresee
postwar period; period after Second World War
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
one's own army; one's own team