forbidden gate; heavily guarded gate; gate to the imperial palace; gate to the imperial court; imperial residence
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
making one's best exertions
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to be overcome with emotion
ambitious undertaking; grand scheme
offensive and defensive alliance
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
weather; fair weather; fine weather
clear weather; good weather
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
flag (esp. originally a flagpole-topping streamer made of feathers)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
literally; to the letter; literal
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
evil design; crafty plan; plot
11th day of the month; 11 days
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
powerful family; powerful clan
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia-period method of Chinese divination)
to command; to dominate; to prevent; to obstruct; to grip; to hold
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
destruction; annihilation; extermination
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation