discord; (on) bad terms (with)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
just the other day; quite recently
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
commencing with; including
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; highway running through the Hokuriku region
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
eastern part; the east (of a region)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
national border; provincial border
making hollow; making meaningless; deindustrialization; deindustrialisation