loss; defeat; counter for losses
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to take; to catch; to capture
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
war; fighting; fierce competition
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
clear; precise; definite; distinct
aggression; invasion; raid
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
Ashikaga Yoshinori (1394-1441)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
birth; creation; formation
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)