decisive; resolute; drastic
hundred days; lengthy time
staying at home or indoors; living in seclusion; retirement
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
sweeping victory; easy victory
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
filtration; filtering; percolation
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
separate; scattered; apart
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
enticement; inducement; attraction
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to take out a boat; to put out a boat
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
thorough; exhaustive; complete
extermination; annihilation
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)