to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
adds force or indicates command
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
national border; provincial border
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
something; some kind of; for some reason
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
this occasion; at this time; now
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
directly; in person; firsthand
to fight with swords; to cross swords
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
battlefield; battleground
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
level ground; plain; flatland