ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
being settled; coming to a conclusion
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
commencing with; including
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
government; administration
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
land route; overland route; by land; overland
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft