geographical name; local name
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
hostile party; enemy side
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
those (near the second person)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
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
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
clerical appearance; appearance of a priest; teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha
(medical) doctor; physician
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty