expansion policy; road to expansion
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
sex slave; sexual slavery
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
race (of people); type of person
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
very recently; in the very recent past
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
one's home country; one's homeland
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to spit out; to eject; to dump
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
group; bunch; crowd; group
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
split; division; break up
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
Ellman; Ellmann; Elman; Erman; Hermant; Herman