northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to become lukewarm; to become tepid
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
innocent; pure; naive; unsophisticated
influential feudal domain; powerful clan
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
to leave undyed; to dye partly (leaving some base colour); to heavily and completely dye; to dye fast
to pull down; to haul down
breast meat (e.g. of chicken); big boobs; huge tits
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
to suffer a blast or indirect blow; to be subject to the surplus force of an impetus
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
(someone's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to fight to the bitter end
straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
(already) known; established
a long time (since the last time)
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
lieutenant general; vice-admiral