price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
god of war; (fig.) war hero
to revere; to respect; to worship
priest's name or posthumous Buddhist name
to govern; to manage; to subdue
ninja (esp. those serving the Uesugi clan during the Sengoku period)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
possession; retention; maintenance
three generations; three periods; third generation
old men; elders; seniors; veterans
domestic affairs; internal administration
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
thug; hooligan; ruffian; (arch.) spy
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
many people; a large number of people
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
command; lead; generalship; leadership
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly