vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
agricultural community; farm village; rural
along the road; at the side of the road
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
basin (e.g. between mountains)
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
fields (of rice and other crops)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
country; territory; domain; realm
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
difficult to ...; hard to ...
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
rest; break; recess; intermission
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict