really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to enter someone's territory by force
with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
open; public; official; overt
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
western army (e.g. in a civil war); Western Army (at the Battle of Sekigahara)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
band of warriors (often formed from related or dependent families); group of samurai
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
successive generations; successive emperors
cabinet (of a government); ministry
constitutional interpretation
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
dangerous situation; perilous position; (lit.) pile of eggs
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
there is nothing; having nothing
connection; relationship; origin; reason; motive (e.g. for an act)
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
item; article; clause; section; point
prohibition; inhibition; ban
customary; conventional; usual
carelessness; clumsiness; blunder; mistake; being no good at drinking and entertaining
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)