the whole area; all areas
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
successively; one after another
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to be profitable; to yield a profit
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
loosely organized criminal gang; non-yakuza organized crime group
population ageing (aging)
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
to hire; to lease; to requisition; to charter
financial muscle; economic clout
leadership; initiative; spearhead
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
aggression; invasion; raid
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
ultimate; final; last; eventual
miser; niggard; cheapskate
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to serve; to work for; to attend
to throw oneself (into an activity)
emotional strength; force of will
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan