house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
daimyo in the Warring States period
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
at that time; in those days
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
future years; in (one's) later years
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
Tokugawa Hidetada (1579.5.2-1632.3.14), Shougun 1605-1623
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
military general skilled at strategy
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
preface; introduction; preamble
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
short pause; short interval
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
overestimation; overvaluing
great admiration; deep respect
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
genuine article; real thing; real deal
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent