Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
distribution map; distribution diagram
considerably; greatly; a lot
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
while; even though; despite
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
those (near the second person)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
observation; survey; watching
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan
to happen to have on hand or in stock
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
many; numerous; various; large number of
exemplification; illustration; example
product; produce; result; fruit
court; Imperial Palace or household
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to