popular historical term noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb intransitive verb
- suppression (e.g. of a rebellion), pacification
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ historical term
- lengthy military expedition
- Long March (China, 1934-1936)
- Long March (series of Chinese launch vehicles)
popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ historical term
- seppuku, harakiri, ritual suicide by disembowelment
- seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) historical term
- long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
- tachi, sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
popular historical term noun noun (generic)
- retainer of a daimyo
popular yojijukugo historical term noun noun (generic)
- enrich the country, strengthen the army
popular historical term noun noun (generic)
- self-styled humanitarian, person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling
popular noun noun (generic) historical term
- axle, pivot
- center (of power, activity), central point
- the Axis (WWII alliance)
popular historical term noun noun (generic)
- peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947), nobility, aristocracy
popular historical term noun noun (generic)
- imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era
- patriots, idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation