to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
favourite motto; pet saying
unimportant details; inessentials
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
commander; general; leader
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
thought; consideration; thinking
island in a pond or river
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
(period of) a year; during an era
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
strategist; tactician; schemer
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
proposal; proposition; suggestion
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
low (level, value, price, etc.)
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker