within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
very young; little; childish; immature
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
generation; lifetime; age
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to sentence; to assign a penalty
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
tide; current; tendency; trend
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
instructor; tutor (to a prince)
palace room for government officials; fellow; set (of people); clan
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
thorough; exhaustive; complete
good-for-nothing; worthless
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
participation; joining; entry; adherence
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win