great war; great battle; world war
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
no way to do; nothing can be done
passing through without stopping; passing by
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
first meeting; first interview with
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
moron; idiot; stupid person
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
to maintain; to continue to have
proceeding to Kyoto; entering Kyoto
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
preliminary test or trial; tryout
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
an old woman's gray hair; old woman with white hair
steady advance; carrying all before one
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
separation of farmers and samurai (system in effect from the Azuchi-Momoyama period until the Edo period)
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
inattention; absent-mindedness
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
remarkable; striking; obvious