to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
rather than; more ... than ...
translator (device, program); translation machine
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
for example; for instance; e.g.
succession to headship of a family
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Shibata Katsuie (1522?-1583.6.14)
strength; power; energy; military strength; army; (number of) troops
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
source of worry; source of distress
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
at that time; in those days
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
half a ken (approx. 0.9 m); half-sized tatami mat
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
question; inquiry; enquiry
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
posterity; future generations; future life
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
people; men and women; each person; everybody