natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
staff with plaited paper streamers
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
changing the world; turning the tide; torpedo modified as a suicide weapon (used in WWII)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
destruction; annihilation; extermination
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
detached force; detachment
troops outfitted with red armor (Sengoku and Edo periods)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade