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to support each other; to support one another

2

to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)

1

treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach

1

to discuss; to talk together

1

to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

1

small scale

2

several months

1

funeral; funeral service

1

emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

1

mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

1

joint together; opposite; facing

1

niece

8

cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

1

there is nothing; having nothing

1

spine (of a book)

1

to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

1

penmanship; calligraphy

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

1

young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff

1

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

1

tee-hee

1

roguish; impish

2

human; human-like; as a person

1

military commander

2

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

1

Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)

3

morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)

1

stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)

1

firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away

1

Kanetsugu

1

choice; selection

1

helmet (of a warrior); headpiece

1

favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)

1

Niigata (city, prefecture)

1

to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate

1

extremely

1

intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

2

silk floss; silk wadding

1

to wring the neck; to strangle

1

writing implement; writing tool

1

ink

1

fountain pen

1

quill; quill pen

1

glass pen

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

2

then; if so; if

2

to stop walking; to pause

2

opposite side; other side; other party

2

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

1

dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon

3