to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
elevation; height above sea level
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
metre; meter; meter; gauge
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
(archaeological) remains; remnants (of ancient structures); ancient foundation
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
center; centre; metropolis
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to attack; to assault; to assail
surrender (fall) of a castle
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to mark the end; to spell the end
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason