straight-laced person; stubborn person
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
large number (of); many; majority
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to make an appearance; to show up
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
each clause; each article; each item
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
fall of a castle; surrender of a castle; giving up (on something); giving in (to persuasion); yielding
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
separate; scattered; apart
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
for this very reason; that is exactly why
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to make a hasty escape; to flee helter-skelter
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation