straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
hidden room; secret chamber
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
samurai; warrior; military family
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
postwar period; period after Second World War
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
as soon as possible; ASAP
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
one's opinion on (life and) death
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
common people; ordinary people; masses
revolutionary; child of the revolution; man of revolutionary temperament
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia period method of Chinese divination)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
recuperation; medical treatment
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
Parkes (Australia); Parks; Parkus
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise