how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
allegiance; obedience; submission
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
(political) power; authority; influence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
land route; overland route; by land; overland
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
syllable with a voiced consonant (in Japanese); voiced sound
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
mountain hiking; walking in the mountains
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
but; however; provided that
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)