to wait and see; to see how the land lies
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
doping (in sports); doping (of a semiconductor)
flying bird; soaring bird
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
unlucky quarter (southwest)
successive generations; successive emperors
first generation; founder
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
family positioned to accede to the shogunate