(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
along the way; along the road
running amok (amuck); committing an outrage; rampageous behavior
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
Ryakuō era (of the Northern Court) (1338.8.28-1342.4.27); Rekiō era
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
(licensed) red light district
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
Hashimoto Station (Kanagawa)
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
being (somewhere); sitting
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to encamp; to take up positions
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.)