to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
modernization; modernisation
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
(political) power; authority; influence
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
government service; official position; civil service
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
powerful family; powerful clan
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
(arch.) warrior from the eastern parts of Japan; eastern barbarians; people east of China (from the perspective of China)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
commandant; commanding officer; general
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
samurai; warrior; military family
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
office and rank; an official rank
first rank in the hierarchy of the government; highest rank given to a shrine
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
senior grade of the third court rank
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick