father of one's country; father of the nation
demon of ill health; disease
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
edict; ordinance; proclamation
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
feudal lords; barons; princes
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
frail; flimsy; insubstantial; insignificant; lacking gravitas
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to fight; to cross swords; to engage in battle; (lit.) to cross spears
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
looking pale; looking unwell
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton