bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
many; a lot; much; multitude
food crisis; food-supply crisis
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
adoration; admiration; devotion
third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
Jersey cudweed (species of cottonweed, Gnaphalium affine)
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
your body; your health; yourself; you
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
western army (e.g. in a civil war); Western Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
one's family and followers; one's whole clan