barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to laugh away; to laugh off
strategy meeting; council of war
way of asking; way of listening; listener
in terms of; from the point of view of
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
the daimyo of a feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
(social) position; status
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
welcome!; nice to see you!
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to fight to the bitter end
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
downhill; decline; waning
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament