plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
poor or lowly masterless samurai
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
daimyo in the Warring States period
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
group; bunch; crowd; group
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
out of sight; out of eyeshot
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to beat to death; to kill
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
first meeting; first interview with
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
arbitration; intercession; mediation
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
vitality; (one's) life force
to have a rumor circulating
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to take up one's residence
suppression; repression; subjugation
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated