employer's house; master's house
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
band of warriors (often formed from related or dependent families); group of samurai
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
admiration; adoration; extolling
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
to become well-known; to become common knowledge; to become famous; to be on everyone's lips
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
dying in a lost battle; falling in a lost cause
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
each; respectively; individually; separately
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience
great victory; decisive victory; overwhelming victory; landslide victory
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
to overcome (a difficulty)
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial