incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
book; volume; this; present; main; head
death in battle; death on the battlefield
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
slip; skid; slip (i.e. petticoat); slip (of paper); Serial Link IP; SLIP
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
Date Masamune (1567-1636)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
retainer; retinue; servant
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
love or affection for one's parents