Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
place; situation; position; location
something like ...; something called ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
be (that) as it may; having said that
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
road over a mountain pass
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
wherein; therein; thereinto
transport corps; army service corps
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
locational advantage; advantageous position
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
supply; supplying; replenishment
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
extermination; annihilation
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit