to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
while; during (the time when)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
March; third month of the lunar calendar
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to attack; to assault; to assail
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
carving; engraving; chiselled features
neighboring districts; neighbouring districts; countryside
to borrow money; to call for loans
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to increase; to add to; to augment
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
even so; anyhow; at any rate
traveler; traveller; stranger