one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
soon; before long; in the near future
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to sell off; to sell completely
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
secret technique; secret art
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
bullet; round; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy); hitman
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
in this manner; in this way; like this
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
joining the dark side; joining the forces of evil
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
drawbridge; bascule bridge
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch