encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
eighth day of the month; eight days
third day of the month; three days
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
too much; excessively; too
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
requisition; commandeering; conscription
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
separation of farmers and samurai (system in effect from the Azuchi-Momoyama period until the Edo period)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
training; drill; practice; discipline
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
final; eventual; ultimate
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
logistical support; combat service support
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
difference; variation; difference
headache inducing; vexing
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy