field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
great commander; famous commander
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
agency (government department between a ministry and a bureau under the ritsuryō system)
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
to add (to); to add on; to append
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
strong person; the strong; the powerful
honorific added to names of makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
split; division; break up
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
great war; great battle; world war
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
no way to do; nothing can be done
passing through without stopping; passing by
(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
first meeting; first interview with
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why