town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
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.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
ordinary citizen; the general public
to spread; to be propagated
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
evacuation site; exposure; refuge shelter; shelter
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
birds and wild animals; wildlife
to have an eye on; to zero in on
people; men and women; each person; everybody
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
Canidae (family containing domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
ritual; religious service; festival
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to repeat; to be frequent