high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
genetically-modified crop; genetically-engineered crop; transgenic crop; GM crop
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
military force; military strength
professional job; profession
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
extermination; expulsion; destruction
loss; defeat; counter for losses
economic; financial; fiscal
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
(of members of the Imperial family) becoming subjects of the state
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
to escape from; to get out
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
standard of revolt; banner of rebellion