protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty; advantageous position; strategic location
than; other than; except; but
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
stopping a ship; detention; quarantine
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
national defence; national defense
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
possible; likely; probable
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
both sides; two sides; double-sided
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
complete; whole; perfect; safe
river; stream; River; the ... river
agrarian revolt; agrarian uprising
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to rally; to make a comeback
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
highway route (Edo period); main route
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being