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 (ritsuryo system)
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
fighting in numerous battles
eighth day of the month; eight days
ninth day of the month; nine days
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
groundless rumor (rumour)
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
government service; the bureaucracy
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
meaning; significance; sense
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
rugged mountain (of the more rugged mountain of a pair of mountains)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
going into battle; departure for the front
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced