Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
region; limits; stage; level
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
island in a pond or river
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
renouncing the flesh or the world; becoming a priest; sacrificing one's life for the sake of mankind or Buddhist teachings
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
woodworking; woodwork; woodworker; carpenter
judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
in succession; one by one
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
the present year; at that time
done; just done; just finished
(alveolar) flap; (alveolar) tap
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to make (someone) angry; to anger; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to raise (one's voice) in anger; to make (one's eyes) glare
one's first campaign; one's first battle
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
unknown; obscure; insignificant
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge