relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
foreign; abroad; overseas
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
4th day of the month; four days
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
participation; joining; entry
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to pile up; to accumulate
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
military expansion; arms buildup
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
military force; military strength
economic strength; economic power; economic might
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
irresistible; unstoppable; indomitable; breaking bamboo
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
supply; supplying; replenishment
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
transport corps; army service corps
the front; honest; upright; decent
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
chance (of success); odds