the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, and down); hexagonal
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
true character; real nature
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
on board a ship; aboard a ship
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
official history; authorized history
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
allegiance; obedience; submission
fair and impartial; just and unselfish
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
drinking party; banquet; feast
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to have a meal together; to sit at table