very young; little; childish; immature
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
the n-th generation head of a family
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
Nagasaki prefecture (Kyushu)
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
way of speaking; intimation
northern part; the north (of a region)
firm; strong; solid; stable
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
the "wa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (wa, wi, we, wo)
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
southern part; the south (of a region)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
Buzen (former province located in the east of present-day Fukuoka and the north of Ōita prefectures)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled