all (there is); as long as there is
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
to take back; to recapture
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to hold fast; to protect to the end
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
along the road; at the side of the road
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
stone Buddhist image; unemotional person; taciturn person
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
Sanada Masayuki (1547-1611.7.13)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
castle site; ruins of a castle
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post