militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
base; basis; bedrock; platform
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
scar on one's forehead; frontal wound
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
total energy; all efforts
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
good news; happy news; glad tidings
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)