matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
just a minute; small quantity
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
motherland; fatherland; native country
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
war; fighting; fierce competition
diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
the other day; a few days ago
general; popular; common; typical
negotiations; discussions; connection
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
most part; greater part; majority
dominion; territory; possession
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to repeat; to be frequent
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
military conflict; armed conflict
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
firm promise; definite promise
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful