aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
item; something that one "just has to have"
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
alternation of generations
cooperation; coordination; link
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
dominion; territory; possession
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
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.)
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to stick it out (until the end)
to bring; to take; to bring about
8000; eight thousand; many
night attack; nocturnal assault
one's own army; one's own team
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass