involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
number of times; frequency; count
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
loud criticism; torrent of criticism; fierce denouncement (from many people); uproarious outcry
some book; book about that subject; books
Bismarck; Otto; Eduard; Leopold; von
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
strategist; tactician; schemer
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
presentation techniques; way of showing something
gazing at (in wonderment)
Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese historical text)
Battle of Red Cliffs (208 CE)
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly