love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
ago; since; before; previous
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
Battle of Nagashino (1575)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
to be conspicuous; to stand out
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
in comparison to; rather than
domestic affairs; internal administration
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
promotion of industry; encouragement of new industry
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
income; receipts; revenue
to bring; to take; to bring about
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
by means of; due to; because of; according to
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue