marshland; wetland; swampland
to encamp; to take up a position
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
back and front; opposition in the heart
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
predicament; difficult situation
to rally; to make a comeback
it is not everything to ...
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
ruler's orders; master's orders
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
together; at the same time; same; identical
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to preserve; to save; to put in; to lay in
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
both; both sides; both parties
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
chance (of success); odds
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
unfilial son; undutiful son; thankless son; unfilial daughter; undutiful daughter; thankless daughter
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
respect for one's elders; harmony among siblings
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity