one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
powerful person; influential person
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
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)
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
and; thereupon; because of that
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
one's first campaign; one's first battle
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh