Tachibana Muneshige (1569?-1643.1.15)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings; unsparing devotion to Buddhism
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
var. of traditional Japanese paper
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
plainly; clearly; vividly
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
emaciation; gauntness; haggardness
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge