losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
might is right; history is written by the victors
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to make merry; to be festive
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at