to be infected; to be contagious
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
never ceasing; never ending; endless
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
immediately; at once; instantly
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
spirit; heart; disposition
the scruff or nape of the neck
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
endless; boundless; everlasting