old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
under control (e.g. of territory)
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
head; lead; vanguard; first
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to command; to dominate; to prevent; to obstruct; to grip; to hold
Perot; Perrault; Perreau; Perrow
fort; stronghold; fortification
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
passing through without stopping; passing by
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
two times; twice; two degrees
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
traditional; conventional
royal castle; imperial castle
ninth day of the month; nine days
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
tenth day of the month; ten days
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
signature; signing; sealing
long (time); longstanding; for a long time