river; stream; River; the ... river
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
rumour; rumor; comment; commentary; review
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
fourth day of the month; four days
within the year; before the year is out
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
seeing the old year out; greeting the New Year; passing the winter; playing past the usual 12 rounds in one game
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion