at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
inner citadel; core; center; centre
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
mountain climbing; mountaineering
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
surrender (fall) of a castle
unification of the whole country
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
last night; yesterday evening
preliminary investigation; preparation
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
time; hour; season; time of the year
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
being adopted into the family of one's bride
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life