union; alliance

to ally

a land, a large place / a country in general, a region / a country as in a nation, a state / the office of emperor, the crown; affairs of state / a province of ancient Japan

history / the study of history

three countries / Japan, China, and India / Japan, Korea, and China / all the world / Three Kingdoms of ancient China: Wei (魏), Shu (蜀), and Wu (吳)

a place name, such as that of Mount Mikuni in Gifu prefecture / a surname

"Historical kana usage", a prescriptive method of using kana to write Japanese. Devised in the Edo period by Keichū (契沖) and taught in schools until 1946, it aims to be etymologically faithful and reflects earlier stages of the language (Heian period and earlier).

solo, monad / single

solitary / Short for ドイツ／独逸 (Doitsu, “Germany (a country)”).

a target, a mark, a bullseye / an objective, an object (of doing something)