coexistence; living together
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
deciding or acting on one's own
noisy; confused; uproarious
boy; son; baby boy; young man
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
maintenance; preservation; improvement
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
god of war; (fig.) war hero
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
interference; meddling; butting in
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
hateful; detestable; loathsome
undivided attention; concentration
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
to underrate; to make light of
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
time; season; period; phase; stage
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
deceiving; cheating; fooling
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
attendance; presence; appearance
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste