taking heart; being in high spirits
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
detour; circumvention; turning movement
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
history of; experience of
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
March; third month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to pass (of time); to elapse
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
though; notwithstanding; although
Vaal (South Africa) (river)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
acquaintance; appreciative friend
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
at that (very) moment; just then
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
military system; military organization; military organisation
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)