law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
strong person; the strong; the powerful
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to jar; to creak; to grate
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
looking on; remaining a spectator
battlefield; battleground
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
commencing with; including
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
such; this sort of; like this
maintenance; preservation; improvement
explanation; interpretation
of course; certainly; naturally
in one's own way or style