provincial governor (under the ritsuryo system, any of a group of officials, esp. the director)
plural; multiple; several
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
maximization; maximisation
scoundrel; rascal; villain
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
daimyo in the Warring States period
counter for choices, options, etc.
un-; non-; negative prefix
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
final; eventual; ultimate
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
ritsuryo system (ancient East Asian system of centralized governance; in Japan: esp. 7th-10th century)
lands outside (Chinese) civilization
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
the benevolent Imperial rule; the Imperial Way
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
military expedition led in person by the emperor
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish