invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
whole nation; whole land; whole country
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
birth; creation; formation
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
stationing (troops); occupancy
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
rather; sooner; preferably
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
the shogunate (administration)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)