doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
Asura realm; scene of carnage
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
murder of one's own lord or father
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
split; division; break up
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
secret; private; surreptitious
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness