castle (in place names); castle; fortress
in the mountains; among the mountains
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
rebel; traitor; insurgent
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
suppression; repression; subjugation
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
that day; the very same day
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
careless person; thoughtless person
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)