helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
Grand Tutor (second of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
circulation (esp. documents); sending round
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
leading; guiding; commanding
divining sticks; counting; calculation
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
commencing with; including
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
100,000; hundred thousand
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
to encamp; to take up positions
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
impregnable castle (walls); impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
literally; to the letter; literal
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger