irregular soldiers; commandos
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
everywhere; all over; throughout
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
old age; old person; the old; the aged
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
having weak legs; slow walker
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
briars; thicket; the bush
(how) many times; (how) often
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
though; notwithstanding; although
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
Kenmu era (of unified Japan) (1334.1.29-1336.2.29); Kenmu era (of the Northern Court) (1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
Shōhei era (of the Southern Court) (1346.12.8-1370.7.24)
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)