the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
almost; roughly; approximately
to make one's own; to take possession of
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
while; even though; despite
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
rule over the whole country
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Chousokabe clan (samurai clan which controlled Tosa Province, now Kochi Prefecture)
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
power of conception; conceptual ability
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness