pole; climax; extreme; extremity
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
future years; in (one's) later years
military service; combat experience
baton (of command); order; command; direction
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
communication skills; communication ability
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
one's own handwriting; autograph
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
rule; reign; peaceful times
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to exert oneself; to make efforts
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
compensation liability; indemnity liability; obligation to pay reparations
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
territory; autonomous region
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate