information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
weak constitution; ill health
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to some extent; to a certain extent
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
as (for); for; in the capacity of
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.)
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
authenticity; credibility
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
same; similar; (just) like; equal
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
after that; afterwards; thereafter
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)