on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
serialization; serialisation; serial story
outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
Kōan era (1278.2.29-1288.4.28)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)
war; campaign; battle; (arch.) unpaid work (ritsuryō system); (arch.) forced labor
great war; great battle; world war
participation; joining; entry
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan
eastern mountains; mountains to the east; Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō); Higashiyama (Kyoto district)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
huge win; overwhelming victory
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
seeing through; perceiving; noticing; getting wind of
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
prisoner-of-war camp; POW camp
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to order; to command; to appoint
focusing on; paying attention to; observation; perception; taking notice of
planning; plan; project; arrangements
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)