praise; glorification; extolment
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
fort; stronghold; fortification
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
epitome; summary; outline
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
main purpose; primary objective
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
prime of one's life; stage of maturity
lips and teeth; mutually dependent relation
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to gain fame; to make one's name
a certain person; unnamed person; Mr. So-and-so; a certain someone who shall remain unnamed
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
original (document, copy, work, text, etc.); root; origin; source
Later Han dynasty (of China; 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (of China; 947-950 CE)
naturalization; naturalisation
Ookuma Shigenobu (1838.3.11-1922.1.10)
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
one party; one faction; one clique
dazaifu (under the ritsuryō system, governmental office with jurisdiction over Kyushu, Iki and Tsushima)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate