eastern part; the east (of a region)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
leadership; initiative; spearhead
100,000; hundred thousand
leadership competition; power struggle
as you are aware; as you know
to send or direct a person to
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
adding up; totalling; totaling
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
triangular position; three-cornered contest
total energy; all efforts
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
dominion; territory; possession
next; secondly; subsequently
fertile; rich; productive
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
single word; a few words; brief comment