place; situation; position; location
Koshi (former province located in present-day Fukui, Ishikawa, Toyama and Niigata prefectures; later split into Echizen, Etchū, and Echigo)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
ton (now usu. a metric ton, i.e. 1,000kg); tonne
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
China and foreign countries (from the perspective of China); civilized land and uncivilized land
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
cold; coldness; chilliness
action of making something; -ification
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
crops; agricultural produce
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
going to and fro; back and forth
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to employ; to hire; to charter
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
that; the matter in question