control of the air; air supremacy
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
death in battle; death on the battlefield
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
the next child; second child
Japanese calendar's six labels, indicating how auspicious each day is
arrest; apprehension; capture
military strength; military personnel
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
open; public; official; overt
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way
temple; monk's quarters; monk
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
trees and stones; unfeeling person
living Buddha; saintly Buddhist monk; living person
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication