spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
(full) name; family name and given name
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
turbulent (troubled) times; turbulent war period
unification of the whole country
strength; power; energy; military strength; army; (number of) troops
reckless; rash; headlong; foolhardy; daredevil; daring
head; brains; intelligence
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
water shortage; shortage of water supply
a little more; a bit more
to burrow through; to dig through
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
division; section; classification; sorting; division
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
off an island; away from an island; off-island
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
-less; lacking; non-existing
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
the whole island; all the islands (of a group)
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government