going into battle; departure for the front
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
Noto Peninsula (Ishikawa Prefecture)
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
systematic; regular; routine
cave; cavern; den; grotto
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
determination; resolution
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
white horse; unrefined sake
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
unconditionally; as a rule
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight