Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)
to keep a watchful eye on
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
false charge; slander; defamation
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
family a woman has married into
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
meaning; significance; sense
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
news; word; tidings; omen
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
other than; excluding; without
tenth day of the month; ten days
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
don't you think?; indicates question
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
mountain road; mountain trail
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
God; god; ace; king; superior person
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling