page in the history books; historical (event); old news
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
information; news; report; reward; retribution
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
self-defense; self-defence
edict; ordinance; proclamation
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
complication; confusion; disorder
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
conference room; council room
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to be careful; to take the utmost care
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
urgent report; urgent message
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
older sister; lass; young lady
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
each house; every house; many houses
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to set on fire; to ignite
behind; in the rear; in back
in succession; one by one