forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
allegiance; obedience; submission
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
(political) power; authority; influence
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
piece; fragment; one (object)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to tear off; to strip; to rob
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
land route; overland route; by land; overland
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
mountain hiking; walking in the mountains
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
national ownership; state ownership; government ownership
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously