(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to send or direct a person to
the Emperor's person or presence
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to govern; to manage; to subdue
northern part; the north (of a region)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
branch office; agency; sub-branch
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to be responsive; to show immediate results
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
heir; inheritor; successor
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be at a loss for words
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)