to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
returning from the battlefield; returning to camp
repair; renovation; restoration
timewise; temporal; chronal
active; positive; progressive; anode
passive; negative; depolarization; cathode
broad policy; overriding principle
in great amount; considerably; substantially; quite
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
two times; twice; two degrees
being inferior to; being no match for; being best
brunt of attack or argument
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
training; drill; practice; discipline
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
powerful local clan; local strongman
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
direct control; direct supervision