southern expedition; military campaign to the south
better than nothing; better than none at all
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, soybeans, etc.)
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
discipline; punishment; reprimand
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
aura of a sword; spirit of a sword
hope of success; prospects of success
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
various countries; several countries
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
X mark (indicating an incorrect answer, disagreement, cancellation, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
health management; health maintenance; health care
Nansō Satomi Hakkenden (1814-42; novel in 106 volumes by Kyokutei Bakin); Eight Dog Chronicles; Tale of Eight Dogs; Biographies of Eight Dogs
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
to cut downward; to slash downward
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)