seclusion; reclusion; retirement (from activities)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
unification; union; oneness
annals-biographies form (of historical writing)
discarding; firing (an employee)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to go with the flow; to go with the times
complementation; supplementation; completion
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
revere heaven, love people
suicide by drowning; drowning oneself; entering the water; hitting the water
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
fighting in numerous battles
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
organization; organisation; forming
conscription ordinance; conscription law; draft; Conscription Ordinance (1873-1927)
policy of conquering Korea by military force
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse