Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
suppression; repression; subjugation
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
competent; suitable; qualified
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
family; relatives; dependents; household
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
people; citizens; subjects; folk
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
ringleader; accomplished villain
you could say; you might say; verging on the
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered