Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
great war; great battle; world war
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
wife and children; (arch.) wife
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
myself; yourself; I; me; you
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
spring day; spring sunlight
revival; restoration; resuscitation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain