with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
to hurt; to smart; to sting
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
turning point; transition phase
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
take it from me; trust me, I'm talking from experience; word to the wise
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
easternmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
to make one's own; to take possession of
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to distribute; to hand out
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr