western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
that day; the very same day
arrest; apprehension; capture
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
several years; a few years
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
compelling force; legal force
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
letter; missive; note; mail
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
inner thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; one's toes turned inward; uchimata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
tone (of voice); manner of talking
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
death penalty; capital punishment
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
dismissal (from a position); discharge
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
selection; choice; option
rather; better; instead; if anything
another meeting; meeting again; reunion