calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
orders; instructions; directive; command
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
Nagano (city, prefecture)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
idiot; retard; idiocy; profound mental retardation
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
interruption; suspension; break
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
transport; transportation
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to