Japanese elm (Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
Lombardy poplar (Populus nigra var. italica)
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
plane tree (any tree of genus Platanus)
achievement; deed; exploit; merits
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
Emperor Kounin; Kounin Tenno (709-781 CE, reigning: 770-781 CE)
looking on (somebody) as hostile
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to encamp; to take up a position
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
patriarch; head of a family
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
lieutenant general; vice-shogun
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
(historical) army base; navy base