Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
priest soldier; warrior monk
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
to begin shooting; to shoot out
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
possession; retention; maintenance
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
detonator; percussion cap
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
movement to overthrow the shogunate (mid-19th century)
American Civil War (1861-1865)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
major powers of the world; great powers
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier