Emperor Jinmu; legendary founding Emperor of Japan
to stab; to pierce; to run through (e.g. with a sword)
is never the case; has never happened
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
power map; power structure; power relationships
visiting an island; trip to an island
requital; return; revenge; retaliation; reply
demonstration; show of force
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Rikuchū (former province located in present-day Iwate Prefecture and parts of Akita Prefecture)
Rikuzen (former province located in parts of present-day Miyagi and Iwate prefectures)
Ugo (former province located in parts of present-day Akita Prefecture)
Uzen (former province located in parts of present-day Yamagata Prefecture)
something useless; (lit.) picture of rice cakes
leadership competition; power struggle
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
agricultural land; farmland
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment