consumption; expenditure; spending
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
small number; few; minority
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
great cause; moral law; justice
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
armed might; military power; the sword; force
financial power; financial means; wealth
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
word game; wordplay; playing with words
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
Sakamoto Ryōma (1836-1867; samurai and politician)
first generation; founder
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
Ookubo Toshimichi (1830-1878)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
Kōtoku Shuusui (1871-1911)
Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358.6.7)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
Hōjō Yasutoki (1183-1242)
conviction; belief; confidence