calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
if so; in that case; in that situation
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
Shibata Katsuie (1522?-1583.6.14)
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
feeling like friends; the feeling of friendship
close; intimate; on good terms
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
recommendation; endorsement
Fujiwara Michinaga (966-1027)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)