to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
blunder; slip; error; error
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
hundred days; lengthy time
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
water for washing or moistening one's hands
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
remote ancestor; forefather
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
state; country; nation; tutelary deity; god of grain
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
one's real father; natural father; biological father
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
huge rock; firmness; solidity
huge rock; firmness; solidity
going to the capital; working in a government office