great swordsman; master fencer
highest grade; superlative degree
head of family; originator
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to increase in value; to gain prestige
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
method of manipulating; management method; puppeteering
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
to care for someone; to look after someone
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
brave general; great soldier
strong nation; powerful country
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
matter causing distress; something causing worry
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
to let out a cry; to break forth
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
festival; feast; carnival
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to intervene; to stop (something)
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain