soldier; combatant; warrior
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
decrease; reduction; decline
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
double; twice (as much); twofold
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
change in appearance; transformation
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
other than; excluding; without
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
good news; happy news; glad tidings
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
bringing; taking; carrying
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
injured person; wounded person