hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
family; relatives; dependents; household
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
impossible; unlikely; improbable
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
dealing with; coping with
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail