to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
Kyoto Prefecture (Kinki area)
Hachiman (god of war); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
rugged mountain (of the more rugged mountain of a pair of mountains)
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
hard-line policy; tough measure
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
reaching; attaining; arrival
military conflict; armed conflict
Hamaguri Rebellion (1864); Kinmon incident
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending
sudden change; sudden turn
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
settlement; solution; resolution
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
injured person; wounded person
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to farm; to cultivate a field
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance