Vocabulary

Hachiman (god of war)

fishermen

strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand

threat

planned; scheduled; systematic

second half

spare time; free time; leisure

left side; left-hand side

shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

emotion; feeling

branch office

samurai; warrior

wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler

both sides

war; battle; campaign; fight

to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate

present; gift

registered mail; registered post; registration (of mail)

side; edge; beside; besides; nearby

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.)

origin; beginning; source

scar

model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example

to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged

group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude

retail

seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season

small quantity; small amount

uninterested; unconcerned; indifferent; dispassionate; matter-of-fact; detached

roadside trees; row of trees

sunlight; rays of the Sun

universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent

a long time ago; long before now

allotment; assignment; allocation; quota; rationing

low temperature

Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

going too far; going to extremes

pivot

better; preferable; less objectionable; least-worst