divorce; dissolution of adoption
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
important point; strategic position; key point
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
military forces; hosts; troops
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
all-out attack; general offensive
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
distinction; differentiation; classification
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to unfold; to unroll; to open
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)