to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
prime minister; premier; chancellor
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
being left out; being ostracized
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
warrior; soldier; samurai; government official serving the imperial court during the Nara period
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
witnessing; observing; sighting
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
secret information; intelligence
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
accomplishment; execution
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to intend; to be sure that
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
bringing; taking; carrying
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves