chapter one; first chapter
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
going to Kyoto; visiting Kyoto
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
war; battle; match; game; competition
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
... and eastward; in and to the east of ...
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
messenger; envoy; emissary
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)