old theory; ancient ideas
same kind; accomplices; companions
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
ordinary person; unenlightened person
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
honorable post; honourable post
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
struggle (for); scramble; contest
raging fire; conflagration
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
bearing; presenting; holding up (emperor's picture)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
dry provisions; dried food; dried goods; groceries
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to live through; to survive
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow