it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
just because; even if; even though
glorious achievement; distinguished service
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
an impregnable fortress; an unassailable territory
to follow another's example
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to begin talking; to open up
considerably; greatly; a lot
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
and what is worse; to make matters worse
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
as you see; as you can see
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
Jenny; Genee; Geny; Jenney
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
had better ...; had better not ...
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly