most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing
unification of the whole country
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
proceeding to the capital
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
Battle of Nagashino (1575)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
unit; (musical) group; band
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
world history; international history
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
difficult to ...; hard to ...
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to begin to walk; to set out
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
considerably; greatly; a lot