to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to turn against; to become an enemy
fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
as far as the eye can see
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to become decrepit; to become senile
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
consists of; comprises; is made up of
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently