dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
aggression; invasion; raid
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to attack; to assault; to assail
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
essay on poetry; theory of poetry
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to be silent; to say nothing
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
arrangement; pact; agreement
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
export; exportation; efferent
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
rule; reign; government; governing
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
of great promise; with a promising future
to unfold; to unroll; to open
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)