inheritance dispute; succession dispute
country; territory; domain; realm
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to employ; to hire; to engage
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
when it comes to; concerning
favourite horse; favorite horse
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
chief vassal; senior statesman
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
bloodshed; (lit.) rain of blood
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
very much; very many; more and more
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
to die out; to become extinct
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
that day; the very same day
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis