head house (family); birthplace; originator
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
authority; power; influence
Axis powers (World War II)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
flying column; detached force
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
right (to do something); authority; power
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
tide; current; tendency; trend
confronting the enemy; hostilities
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
Jiyuu Gakuen (Christian school with a building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright); Jiyu Gakuen
Briton; Englishman; (the) English
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month); bright moon; full moon
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten (god of wealth)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters