in those days; at the time; then
plain; plateau; tableland
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
opposite bank; farther shore
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
fertile, productive field
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
former years; formerly; a few years ago
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
... and westward; west of
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
dozens; scores of; decades
day of month; counter for days
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth