feng (male Chinese firebird)
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
while; during; while; although; all; both
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
unification of the whole country
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
way (of doing); manner; method; means
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
battlefield; battleground
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
Sanada Nobushige (1567-1615.6.3)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically