three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
participation; joining; entry; adherence
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about