south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
competent; suitable; qualified
siblings; brothers and sisters
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
Council of Five Elders (committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age)
certain; definite; clear; credible
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to comfort; to console; to amuse
three persons; three parties
leader; magnate; big head
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
accidental fire; fire caused by negligence; misfire; failure to ignite
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
consoling the spirits of the dead
assertion; declaration; affirmation
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
simply; merely; only; solely
to be reminded of; to call to mind
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence