as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
lone (isolated) force; forlorn force
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to turn back; to go back; to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
defend and maintain; support; protection
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
winner; victor; conqueror
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
dated; date; fixed; external
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
beginning; outset; opening; start
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
depending on; dependent on
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
bait; decoy; lure; easy prey; easy victim; sucker
cooperation; collaboration
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
opening declaration; profession; declaration in public; proclamation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
hills and fields; countryside
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
party; set; gang; company; person
past misdeed; past error; past folly; past sin