certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
unification of the whole country
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to have a qualification (for)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
home area; home town; local
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
river; stream; River; the ... river
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
anything and everything; just about everything
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
either way; in any case; one way or another
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
(flee) like the wind; (run) out of sight