decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
strong interaction; strong force
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
Isshiki Noriuji (?-1369) (appointed first Kyuushuu tandai by Takauji)
Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
dazaifu (under the ritsuryo system, governmental office with jurisdiction over Kyushu, Iki and Tsushima)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
military force; military strength
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
northern part; the north (of a region)
under control (e.g. of territory)
to govern; to manage; to subdue