to affect; to impact; to influence
after that; afterwards; thereafter
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
by means of; due to; because of; according to
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
(present) head of a family
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
Sanada Nobushige (1567-1615.6.3)
spring day; spring sunlight
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
to face on; to look out on to
freely; frankly; without reserve
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish