to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
land area (of a country, continent, etc.)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
war heritage site; war ruins
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
end of war; cessation of hostilities
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
coronation ceremony; enthronement
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
used paper; paper for recycling
governor-general; governor; viceroy
hidden room; secret chamber
surrender of a castle; surrender of a fortress; capitulation of a stronghold