to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
congratulation; celebration
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to run away; to escape safely
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
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
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
a long time ago; in those days
Northern and Southern Courts (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties; Northern and Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
(exercising) the right to command
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
rule; reign; government; governing
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
local commissioner (Kamakura or Muromachi eras); draw to find the theme for poetry session; composing poetry by lot
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
illegitimate family lineage
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into