to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
loss; defeat; counter for losses
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
earnestly; immediately; exactly
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
banner (imperial, shogun, etc.); standard
battle formation; disposition of troops
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
people; citizens; subjects; folk
break between the light meal and the actual serving of tea (during a formal tea ceremony)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
success; achievement; fruition
rebels; bandit; robber; traitors
unable to escape criticism; worthy of censure
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
to break into (a house to kill the master); to raid
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound