base (military, expedition, etc.)
Amamiooshima (island approximately 215 kilometers NE of Okinawa)
natural heritage; natural heritage site
pre-war days; before the war
year on year; on the previous year
long time; long interval; for quite some time
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
Spring and Autumn period (of Chinese history, approx. 770-403 BCE)
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
Duke Huan (Qi ruler) (685-643 BC)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
foundation stone; cornerstone
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
cultivated fields; countryside
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Wang Yangming and his followers)
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
together with; same; both; all; including ...
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system (often ex-convicts or vagrants); non-human
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome