blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
land route; overland route; by land; overland
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
at the last moment; this late in the game
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
letting (someone) die without helping
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
the scruff or nape of the neck
along the river; riverside
meeting place; assembly hall
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
confirmation of somebody's identity; enactment; establishment; creation
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
ritual; religious service; festival