gem; jewel; precious stone
to bury; to embed; to implant
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
bento; Japanese box lunch
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
fortress; stronghold; citadel
position; location; base; point; site
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
comparatively; relatively
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
nowadays; in this day and age
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
important point; strategic position; key point
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
period of time; time slot; time zone
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate