direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
stirring; rousing oneself
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
skyscraping; very high; above the clouds; above this mortal world
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
suppression; repression; subjugation
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
injured person; wounded person; casualty
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
wounded person; injured person
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
wealthy person; millionaire
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent