fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
(physical) growth; development
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
chief vassal; senior statesman
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
Xia dynasty (of China; ca. 2070-1600 BCE; possibly mythological); Hsia dynasty
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
King Zhou of Shang (1105-1046 BCE; last emperor of the Shang dynasty)
Emperor Buretsu; Buretsu Tenno
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
Toyotomi Hidetsugu (1568-1595.8.20)
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
observation; survey; watching
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
process; course; mechanism
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
corridor; hallway; passageway
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
not caring; not giving a damn
powerful person; influential person
matchless; peerless; unequaled; unequalled; unparalleled; unrivaled
several years; a few years
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
residence; mansion; estate; dwelling
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
whole nation; whole land; whole country
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency