late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
Bishū (the three former provinces of Bizen, Bitchū and Bingo)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
appearing and disappearing at will; elusive; phantom-like
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
dying; laying down one's life; one out
slowness of speech; awkwardness of speech
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
in accordance with; according to
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
immediately; right away; on the spot
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)