(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
January; first month of the lunar calendar