sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
hostile party; enemy side
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to remove; to get rid of; to take off
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
this world; the present world
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
Bunroku era (1592.12.8-1596.10.27)
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
entering directly; going straight into
head of a martial arts organization (organisation)
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
restorer of a dynasty; ancestor who rejuvenated a family
zenith; divine will; providence
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
malignant disease; virulent disease
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
one's own faction (of a party)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest