to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
arms and cavalry; soldiers and (war) horses; troops; armed forces; war; battle
brave general; great soldier
strong nation; powerful country
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
matter causing distress; something causing worry
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to let out a cry; to break forth
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to intervene; to stop (something)
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
having no special rank or title
prompt answer; immediate reply; direct answer; personal response; answering in person
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
genuinely; sincerely; seriously; really; for real
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently