to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
to arrive; to come to pass
mobilization; mobilisation
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
rise (in price or value); appreciation; advance
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
financial difficulty; distress
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
(how) many times; (how) often
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
kiheitai (irregular militia during the Bakumatsu period)
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
while; during; performed in this condition
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
direct control; direct supervision
Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
as everyone knows; needless to point out