guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
desperation; struggle to the death
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
in comparison to; rather than
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
two persons; two people; pair; couple
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
mobilization; mobilisation
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
but; however; provided that
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be able to manage somehow or another
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
commander; general; leader
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
putting one's heart and soul (into); giving one's all; breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue); (arch.) intimacy; (arch.) familiarity
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
how; in what way; how about
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort