measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
cooperation; collaboration
being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
February; second month of the lunar calendar
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
scattered here and there; at intervals
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
melancholy air; anxious look; traces of sorrow; gloom
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
having ended; being resolved
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
not necessarily so; is not always true
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
revival; restoration; resuscitation
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
image; figure; figure; form; image
high priest of a great shrine
to send or direct a person to
Buzen (former province located in the east of present-day Fukuoka and the north of Ōita prefectures)
Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
both material and moral; both physically and psychologically (spiritually)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
further; besides; moreover; in addition to
in the future; another day; later