first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
one's favourite member of an idol group
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
Emperor Go-Mizu-no-O; Go-Mizu-no-O Tenno (1596-1680 CE, reigning: 1611-1629 CE)
Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1867); Edo shogunate
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
colour; color; hue; tints
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
Tokugawa Hidetada (1579.5.2-1632.3.14), Shougun 1605-1623
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
example; illustration; precedent
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
modern history; modern and current history; recent history; recent contemporary history
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
war; fighting; fierce competition
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
clearly; brightly; cleanly; purely
subordination; dependency
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
treaty; pact; convention; agreement