field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
launching out; embarking upon (a career)
simply; merely; only; solely
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
command; lead; generalship; leadership
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
to wave a flag; to show the way
dry riverbed; river beach
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
eagle (Accipitridae family)
beginning of autumn; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
to die by drowning; to drown
to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
mist net (fine mesh for capturing small birds)
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
bringing about; cause; provocation
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)