base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
moat; fosse; trench; ditch
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
departure for a specified destination
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's abilities
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
21st day of the month; 21 days
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
neighbourhood; neighborhood; all sides; frontiers (of a country); four sides (of a shape)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
north of a lake; north of Lake Biwa
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
strong nation; powerful country
observation; survey; watching
hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
battle dust; the tumult of war
one's whole life; one's lifetime
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
arable land; plantation; farmland; fazenda; hacienda; large estate
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
shout of victory; cry of triumph
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
brave fight; desperate fight
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to cram (into a box, bag, etc.); to pack; to drive (someone) into a corner; to push to the edge; to put in a nutshell; to make succinct