solitary island; isolated island
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
naturalized citizen; naturalised citizen; immigrant to ancient Japan from China or Korea
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
setting on fire; setting afire
urgent report; urgent message
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
final appeal to the highest court
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
former years; formerly; a few years ago
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
trial; judgement; judgment
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
grounds south of a building; southern garden; garden south of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in the Kyoto Imperial Palace)
three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)
to learn something through hearing
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
difference; discrepancy; variation
question; inquiry; enquiry
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
being very good at; strongest point
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy