man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
every place; various places
at that time; in those days
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in