bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
military force; military strength
striking; remarkable; considerable
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
vassals; retainers; followers
to unfold; to unroll; to open
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
what sort of; what kind of; what way
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to affect; to impact; to influence
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
terrain; geographical features; topography
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
suddenly; all of a sudden