Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
situated deep in the mountains
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to pitch camp; to set up camp
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Shibata Katsuie (1522?-1583.6.14)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
chief vassal; senior statesman
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
commandant; commanding officer; general
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
military affairs; military people
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
honorific/polite/humble prefix