Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
eight winds; eight things that hinder enlightenment; prosperity, decline, disgrace, honor, praise, censure, suffering, and pleasure; eight winds (e.g. in eight directions)
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
Shibata Katsuie (1522?-1583.6.14)
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
hammering sound; hammering
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
(a person of) unrivaled physical strength
death by crushing; being crushed to death
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
as a test; by way of trial; as an experiment; by way of experiment; tentatively
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
two (long cylindrical things)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to