promotion; advancement; rising in rank
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
a long time ago; in those days
lump together; put all together
without cause; without reason
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
ago; since; before; previous
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
roundup; wholesale arrest
oppression; suppression; pressure
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
during imprisonment; while in jail
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend