way to shoot; how to shoot
art of war; strategy; tactics
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji eras)
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
blue and white; paleness; pallidness
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
computer output microfilm system; COM
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
judicial power; jurisdiction
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
never ceasing; never ending
pupil; student; schoolchild
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
interior; inside; internal