to investigate; to examine
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
system; institution; organization; organisation
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
armaments; military preparations
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
(something) despised; (something) made light of
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to glare at each other; to confront each other
in terms of; from the point of view of
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
maintaining the status quo
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
constitutional government; (arch.) exemplary government; (arch.) excellent government
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
grand-scale or long-range plan; farsighted policy
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money