knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
please (e.g. forgive me); I beg of you; kindly; humbly
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
dangerous position; peril
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
severing of connections or relations
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
secret; private; surreptitious
middle of the night; dead of night
to select (the best); to choose; to pick out
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
night attack; nocturnal assault
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
resentment; indignation; anger
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section