Japan; the (Japanese) empire
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
influence (on someone); inspiration
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
supreme command; direction over all
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
state of mind; mentality; psychology
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
accession to the throne; enthronement
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
mohican (hairstyle); mohawk; Mohican; Mahican; Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
moment; brief space of time
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack