occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
Tenbun era (1532.7.29-1555.10.23)
the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
thawing of snow; thaw; thaw (in relations)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
nowadays; in this day and age
level; even; flat; uneventful; peaceful; monotonous
novel; story; (work of) fiction
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
particularly; only; in the case of
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
because of; owing to; due to
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
11th day of the month; 11 days