feudal retainer or warrior
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
contest of strength; trial of strength
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
study; pursuit of knowledge
study of foreign languages; linguistics
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
under control (e.g. of territory)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
critic; reviewer; commentator
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
proletariat; lower classes
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
one's home country; one's homeland
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)