at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
epitome of Tokyo; miniature Tokyo
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
going into battle; departure for the front
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
counter for generations; epoch
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
old men; elders; seniors; veterans
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
two persons; two people; pair; couple
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
high steward; grand master
proposal; proposition; suggestion
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
effective control (over territory); working control
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
to govern; to manage; to subdue