ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
continental; calm; not worried with unimportant details
group; bunch; crowd; group
to play a leading role; to play a central part
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
dukedom; duchy; principality
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
war; fighting; fierce competition
end of war; cessation of hostilities
port city; harbor city; harbour city
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to turn against; to become an enemy
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
interference; intervention; meddling
prohibition; inhibition; ban
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
spot; point; place; position
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
system; institution; organization; organisation
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
generation; lifetime; age
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view