shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
prognosis; aftereffects; recuperation; convalescence
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
descendant; posterity; offspring
the human body; one's person
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
with a start; with a jump
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to rise; to erect; to get up
bedside; near one's pillow