horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
narrative-like structure; narrative style
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
mountain climbing; mountaineering
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
ten; 10; ten years of age
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
entire world; whole world; world stage
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
macro; macro (instruction)
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail