Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
chamberlain; castle keeper
Akechi Mitsutsuna (1497.9.13-1535.9.12)
infancy; childhood; tender age
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
attendant; valet; altar boy; acolyte
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to unfold; to unroll; to open
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
in one's own way or style
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
many; much; plenty; hardly
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)