large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
on the occasion of; at the time of
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)