armed group; armed insurgents
inland districts; inland areas
under control (e.g. of territory)
BMP (file format); bitmap image file
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
change; alteration; modification
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
to trace back to (the origins of something)
success; prosperity; boom
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
by sheer strength; by brute force
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
historic; historical; traditional
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because