region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
suppression; repression; subjugation
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
1,000,000; one million; million; many
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
unification of the whole country
apparent; obvious; very clear
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
office and rank; an official rank
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
negotiations; discussions; connection
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
going into battle; departure for the front
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
such; this sort of; like this