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Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)

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thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)

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five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)

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(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish

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7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

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Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)

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December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist uprising (Muromachi and Warring States periods)

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five and seven; 35th day after a person's death

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Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)

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name change

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foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

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high mountain; alpine mountain

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

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to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

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camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment

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without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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sense; infer

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to glare at each other; to confront each other

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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to hug; to clasp to one's breast

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meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

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through; non-stop; direct; going straight to

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)

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Rokkaku Yoshikata

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Asai Nagamasa

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arrangements; preparations

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to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

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to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce

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to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

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express dispatch; urgent correspondence

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serious condition; critical condition

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sealed letter

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to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

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constitutional government; (arch.) exemplary government; (arch.) excellent government

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in

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to escape

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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old river

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bridge

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reconciliation; peace; rapprochement

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four years

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to drive away; to scatter; to rout

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