presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
castle site; ruins of a castle
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
relation; relative; kind; cordial
Sanada Masayuki (1547-1611.7.13)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
meaning; significance; sense
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy