scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
personal grudge; personal enmity
simultaneous; all at once
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
Iwate prefecture (Tōhoku area)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
patriarch; head of a family
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
casualties; the killed and wounded
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
vice-envoy; deputy delegate
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
commander; commanding officer; CO
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to take over; to hand over
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
having ended; being resolved
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
named after; associated with; connected with
to name; to call; to christen; to term
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan