outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
successive generations; hereditary daimyo whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
three generations; three periods; third generation
founder; originator; pioneer
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
spot; point; place; position
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
way out; means to escape; escape route
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for