roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
Nakayama Tadamitsu (1845.5.18-1864.12.13)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
magistrate's office (Edo period); territory under a magistrate's jurisdiction
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter; lower back; waist
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to make sure of the truth
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
great war; great battle; world war
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
noble undertaking; heroic deed
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
participation; joining; entry
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
dawn (of a new era, civilization, etc.); dawning
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
military family; warrior class
Battle of Sekigahara (1600)