conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
wound suffered in a fight
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
Marici (Buddhist god of war)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to be fired up with enthusiasm for accomplishing something
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
region; limits; stage; level
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
island in a pond or river
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
renouncing the flesh or the world; becoming a priest; risking one's life for others
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
in succession; one by one
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)