chief retainer; daimyo's minister
job; work; duties; trade; skill
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to understand; to comprehend
after that; afterwards; thereafter
evil design; crafty plan; plot
later on; eventually; afterwards
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
square (shape); (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to attack; to assault; to assail
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance