eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
group; bunch; crowd; group
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
defense; defence; protection
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
reaching; attaining; arrival
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
timewise; temporal; chronal
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
at that time; in those days
to take command; to give direction
Iberian Peninsula; Iberia
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
to collect; to assemble; to gather
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
reason; cause; circumstances
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
battlefield; battleground
isolation; being alone; being friendless
direct control; direct supervision
consists of; comprises; is made up of
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
condition; situation; prospects
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)