territory; domain; dominion; possession
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
emperor (of Japan); mikado
evil spirit; demon; devil
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
residence; living (at, in); abode
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
ending up right back where one started
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
if you want to hide a tree, the best place is a forest
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to cover fully; to wrap around
notice; attention; observation
people; citizens; subjects; folk
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
salvation (of the world); saving the world
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
rule; reign; peaceful times
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally