before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
conquest; domination; mastery
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to need; to call for; to require
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
sword hunt; sword confiscation
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
100,000; hundred thousand
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to turn against; to become an enemy
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)