there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
if it is the case that ...
of course; certainly; naturally
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
aggression; invasion; raid
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai