town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
fortress; stronghold; citadel
town; city; municipal; urban
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
broad policy; overriding principle
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
reconciliation; make peace with
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
sexy; popular; well-liked
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
overall victory; championship
to gain fame; to make one's name
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
absolutely; positively; decidedly
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
around the world; throughout the world
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into