unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
to make one's own; to take possession of
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Chousokabe clan (samurai clan which controlled Tosa Province, now Kochi Prefecture)
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
power of conception; conceptual ability
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to blame; to find fault with
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
street; quarter; district; area
used article (esp. clothes)
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
one's (official) authority; power
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
ectogenesis; outside the body
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)