blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
in the same way as; just like
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
inside; interior; inner part
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to attack; to assault; to assail
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
entry; approach; penetration
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
fraud; trickery; hoax; surely; absolutely; certainly
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
relatively; comparatively
honour; honor; glory; privilege
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
how much; how many; however
that's the way it is; such is life
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important