chief; main; principal; important
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
city planning; urban planning; town planning
taking part (in planning); participation
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
every person; every mouth; every entrance
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
almost; roughly; approximately
preparation; arrangements
thousands; several thousand
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to send or direct a person to
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
main force; chief object; mainline
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
that's true; of course; obviously
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen