to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
1,000,000; one million; million; many
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
difference; variation; difference
double; twice (as much); twofold
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
mobilization; mobilisation
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
19th day of the month; 19 days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
council; conference; consultation
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake