return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
chief vassal; senior statesman
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
construction; establishment
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
going into battle; departure for the front
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
establishment (of a business); founding
Emperor Jinmu; legendary founding Emperor of Japan
restoration of imperial rule; (in English history) the Restoration
to say; to be called; to do
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to serve; to work for; to attend
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
unique thing; best on earth
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing