to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
to die (esp. foliage as winter approaches)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice
one's nature or personality; inherent; innate
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
taking heart; being in high spirits
enemy's strength or fighting power
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
armed might; military power; the sword; force
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
3000; three thousand; many
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to encamp; to take up positions
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
each house; every house; many houses
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
human relations; humanity
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
again and again; repeatedly
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
massing (of troops); gathering
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance