to surround;  to encircle;  to besiege;  to lay siege to;  to play (go, shogi, etc.)
 hey;  you;  hey;  hey;  hold on;  yo
 slowly;  inefficiently;  tardily;  dawdling
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
 to become;  to get;  to result in;  to turn out;  to consist of;  to be composed of;  to be completed
 softly;  gently;  stealthily;  secretly;  to leave alone;  to leave as it is
 careful;  cautious;  prudent;  discreet;  deliberate
 yes;  indeed;  ha!;  what?;  huh?;  sigh
 to go smoothly;  to turn out well;  to do the trick;  to have peaceful relations
 it is assuredly that ...;  can say with confidence that ...;  did not ...
 already;  now;  no longer;  not any more
 not a moment to waste;  there is no time to lose;  cannot wait any longer
 promptly;  immediately;  quickly;  indifferently
 close (e.g. of business);  leaving (e.g. school);  being outdone;  compare unfavourably (with);  closing price (stockmarket);  sink mark (casting, moulding)
 ah!;  oh!;  yes;  indeed;  aah;  gah
 what!;  oh;  what the heck;  what the;  damn
 fresh troops;  fresh players;  newcomer;  new employee;  new method;  new way
 flag;  banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
 remembrance;  recollection;  recognition
 friend;  ally;  supporter;  taking sides with;  supporting;  standing by
 design (on a banner);  emblem (on a flag);  insignia;  banner (e.g. of democracy);  slogan;  cause
 Jurchen pirate tribe who invaded Tsushima in 1019
 mainland;  the country proper;  native country;  country where one was born;  pure land;  Buddha realm
 to send (a thing);  to dispatch;  to take or escort (a person somewhere);  to see off (a person);  to bid farewell (to the departed);  to bury;  to spend (time)
 to continue;  to keep up;  to keep on
 soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times;  Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
 and the like;  such as;  or something;  something like;  I hear that ...;  people say that...
 the north;  northward;  northern direction;  northern part (e.g. of a country);  northern district
 in the mountains;  among the mountains
 influence;  power;  might;  strength;  potency;  force
 to stick;  to paste;  to stretch;  to spread;  to form (e.g. ice on a pond);  to fill;  to swell
 lord of a manor;  estate steward
 fat;  fatty;  grand;  magnificent;  excellent
 also;  too;  not ... either;  (it's not possible) no matter what;  although one might wish otherwise
 to deify;  to enshrine;  to pray;  to worship
 pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
 to be muddy;  to be slushy
 great numbers (of people);  numerical superiority;  masses;  people;  folk;  clique
 force;  strength;  capability;  ability;  efficacy;  effect;  effort