neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
suddenly; all of a sudden
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
wounded person; injured person
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at that time; in those days
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
royal capital; imperial capital
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)