supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
25th day of the month; 25 days
every street corner; every crossing
(passing along) from mountain to mountain
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
condition; situation; prospects
moment just before something happens; verge (of doing something); brink
to control; to command; to get the better of
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
camping; campground; making camp
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
field mouse; meadow mouse
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
Ryōsen (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent