to conquer; to subjugate; to overcome
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
quickly; calmly; intently
to be contented; to be at ease
the four social classes (samurai, farmers, artisans, merchants); the masses
construction; establishment
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
foundation stone; cornerstone
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
depending on; dependent on
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
limit; localize; localise
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
nation's times of peace and war, rise and fall
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
counter for books; volume
situation; state of things; current affairs
bottom current; undercurrent
third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
broad overview; general survey