doing as one pleases; having one's own way
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
under control (e.g. of territory)
at that time; in those days
Nanban trade; Japanese trade with Spain and Portugal (1543-1641)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
like; similar to; same as
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
historic; historical; traditional
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
restoration; repair; mending
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)