hiving off; swarming; dividing a fief
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
this for sure; certainly is
one's long-cherished desire
logistical support; combat service support
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
gazing at (in wonderment)
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
royal castle; imperial castle
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
a follower; yield allegiance to
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
outbreak of war; starting a war
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
resolution; vote; decision
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
trust; confidence; credence