to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
thousands; several thousand
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
100,000; hundred thousand
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
(social) class; rank; grade
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
(social) position; status
history; pedigree; lineage
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
rustic; country bumpkin; ruffian; unrefined person; non-politician; non-government person
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
in deep black; in jet black
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously