at once; there and then; immediately
main or important road; influential or important position; the authorities
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
old name for part of Hyogo prefecture
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
almost; roughly; approximately
to play a leading role; to play a central part
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to state; to express; to mention
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
to detain; to check; to restrain
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
vassals; retainers; followers
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
long-awaited; much-awaited
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although