policy of conquering Korea by military force
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
Itagaki Taisuke (1837-1919)
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
should; must; -able; probably; likely
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
intractable (diseases); hard to cure; rebellious; insurgent; refractory
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
exemplar; model; example; pattern
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice