beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
perfect; just right; ideal
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
circulation; dissemination
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
brave warrior; hero; brave man
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
Sanada Nobushige (1567-1615.6.3)
thousands; several thousand
pupil; disciple; follower
military science; strategy; tactics
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
principal of a private school
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; flattery; flatterer; Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
famous sword; excellent sword
blood relationship; blood relative
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
one's cherished opinion; pet theory