by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
in good health; alive and well; going strong
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
rebel; traitor; insurgent
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
donation; contribution; offering
Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
to be conspicuous; to stand out
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to be contrary to one's expectations
foreign; abroad; overseas
increment; amount of increase