hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
the art of war; strategy; tactics
excessive; too much; unreasonable
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji periods)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
(one small) fine-tuning; reworking; easily beating; easily defeating
otherwise; or else; if not
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
strategic; strategically; from a strategic point of view
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
staff with plaited paper streamers
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
changing the world; turning the tide; Kaiten; manned suicide torpedo used by the Japanese navy in WWII
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
destruction; annihilation; extermination
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism