to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
interest; rights; concession
in history; ever; historical
to look down over; to look down on
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
together; at the same time; same; identical
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
governor-general; governor; viceroy
to make an appearance; to show up
but; however; provided that
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
valuable article; valuables
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
time; season; period; phase; stage
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
armed might; military power; the sword; force
aggression; invasion; raid
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
just the other day; quite recently
retention; maintenance; preservation
military force; military strength
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
almost every day; almost daily
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position