conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
at first; initially; in the beginning
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
round of calls; tour of visitation
feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
daimyo not sworn to support Tokugawa before the battle of Sekigahara (1600); non-Tokugawa daimyo
the shogunate (administration)
to meddle (e.g. in a conversation); to butt in; to interfere; to interrupt
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
war funds; war expenditures
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
loan (esp. between governments)
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
bending; winding; meandering; ups and downs; twists and turns; complications
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
financial difficulty; distress
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
battle standard raised next to the horse of a commander
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
household economy; family finances
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback (to a battle); going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
open; public; official; overt
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
officers and soldiers; soldiers
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy