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abandoned child; foundling

2

recovery from an illness

1

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

1

funny song; comic song; limerick

1

memorial service

2

16th anniversary of one's death

2

memorial tower

1

feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself

1

to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras

1

lampoon; satirical poem

2

courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court

1

gaudy; flashy; showy

1

vidya (wisdom); mantra; the coming (July 4, etc.)

2

sixth anniversary of a death

2

Oichinokata

2

Asai Nagamasa

2

grey wall covering material (gray)

1

(another person's) nephew

1

Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

over-fond parent; doting parent

1

mother

1

important place; strategic point; critical location

1

to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down

1

to be blessed with children

1

to impress; to charm

1

(another person's) niece

1

Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)

1

to arrest; to capture; to seize

1

inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.

1

girl; young (unmarried) woman

1

Ihy

1

happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation

1

to draw near

1

peace conference; peace negotiations

1

all; everyone; everybody; everything

1

to agree

1

existential threat; life-or-death crisis

1

Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)

1

Buddhist memorial service

1

unique thing; best on earth

2

strategy; tactics

1

(one's) late mother

1

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

1

imperial visit

1

my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband

1

has reached its limit; has reached its peak

1

mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between

1

Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

1