exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
comparatively; relatively
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
to be too numerous; to be too much
unofficial report; confidential report
off the shoulder (e.g. top, dress, etc.)
excess; surplus; superabundance
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to stay calm; to keep cool
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
number of times; frequency; count
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
enraged outcry; loud protest; being bitterly criticized by others; being loudly denounced by others
some book; book about that subject; books
Bismarck; Otto; Eduard; Leopold; von
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
strategist; tactician; schemer
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
presentation techniques; way of showing something
gazing at (in wonderment)
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle