America (land mass); the Americas
reading through; reading over
more and more; increasingly; all the more
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
that; the matter in question
many items; pressure of business
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
voluntary; optional; free; elective
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
all-inclusive; all-embracing; overall; general
to conquer; to subjugate; to overcome
extremely; terrifically; super
to apply pressure to; to press
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
(having experienced) many battles
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
thousands; several thousand
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
living a roaming life; wandering and settling in a foreign land
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
tendency; trend; inclination
fetters; shackles; restraints; bond; connection
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
national polity; National Athletic Meet
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
annotation; explanatory note; comment
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
country; territory; domain; realm
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.