to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
surrounding at a distance
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
troubled times; turbulent times
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
main or important road; influential or important position; the authorities
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
general public; the masses
Son of God; child of an emperor
world; society; people; the public
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position