battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to not take seriously; to take lightly
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
appears to be; apparently
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
moment; brief space of time
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial