first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
letter; missive; note; mail
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
military expedition led in person by the emperor
again; once more; a second time
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
to take command; to give direction
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
3000; three thousand; many
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
scene; spectacle; sight; view
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)