carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
war; battle; match; game; competition
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
imprisonment; incarceration
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
enemy territory; hostile place
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that