Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to match; to equal; (arch.) to catch up with; (arch.) to overtake
being a match for thousands; being a mighty warrior (combatant)
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
running swiftly; running at full speed
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot
both; many; various; together
high rice field; very fertile rice field
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
battle formation; military formation
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
mounted warrior; cavalier; knight
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
in deep black; in jet black
arms and cavalry; soldiers and (war) horses; troops; armed forces; war; battle
wandering; roaming; drifting
boundless; limitless; vast; broad
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla)
covering (from enemy attack); protection
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort