soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
to find fault with; to question
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
magic; sorcery; incantation
secret; private; surreptitious
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
one of these days; someday; one day
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
genuine; authentic; true; real
I see; that's right; indeed
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
one's mental make-up (structure)
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to hand over; to surrender
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
wages; pay; rental payment
to get slightly dirty (all over)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder