establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
fifth day of the month; five days
first generation; founder
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
beginning (of a century, etc.)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
reigning; controlling; dictating
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
but; however; even though; even if
rule; reign; government; governing
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
messenger; envoy; emissary
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir); smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
war; fighting; fierce competition