clanging; empty; deserted
arms and cavalry; soldiers and (war) horses; troops; armed forces; war; battle
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
military stores; munitions of war
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
to stand all around (e.g. bamboo, pines, pampas grass)
corner house (Edo period)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
fortune in battle; luck in war; fate as a warrior
merits; distinguished services
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
attack; drive; advance; invasion
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
Japan Sea coastal areas; Sea of Japan coastal areas
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
and then; and so; and; so then
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm)
roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling
shellfish; seashell; shell
one by one; one after another; successively
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
military strength; military personnel
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)