to hold tightly; to hold firmly
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to tighten; to press hard
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
accomplished lady; talented woman; eminent woman
in good health; alive and well; going strong
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
willpower; energy; vitality
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
here and there; around and about
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
remnants of a defeated army
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
enemy's strength or fighting power
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)