pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
all (there is); as long as there is
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
eastern part; the east (of a region)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
in the mountains; among the mountains
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
excellent plan; best policy
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
shipping agent; boathouse; inn for sailors
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
ancient city; former capital
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
supply; provision; raising; procurement
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success