heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
beyond that point; after that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
Sanada Nobutada (1547-1632.6.21)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
agreement; stipulation; contract
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)