three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
intention; idea; inclination; wish
reorganization (e.g. of a company); reorganisation; consolidation; scrap-and-build
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
successive generations; successive emperors
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
foreign enemy; outside invader
foreign; abroad; overseas
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy
box for holding papers or stationery
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to close (one's eyes); to shut
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
auxiliary shrine (dedicated to a deity close-related to that of a main shrine)
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
enshrinement of two or more deities in one building of a shrine; shrine building dedicated to two or more deities
near; nearby; not far off
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to correct oneself; to restate
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to sigh; to breathe a sigh