it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
split; division; break up
descendant; posterity; offspring
position; location; base; point; site
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to jar; to creak; to grate
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
those (near the second person)
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization