raising an army; (lit.) raising a banner; launching a new group; launching a business; launching a new party
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
funeral; burial; condolence
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
danger; peril; hazard; risk
at least; at most; (even) just
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
Seven Samurai (film by Akira Kurosawa)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
revenge; having a second go (at something)
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
Tokugawa Hidetada (1579.5.2-1632.3.14), Shougun 1605-1623
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
8000; eight thousand; many
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn