local specialty; special product (of a region)
processed goods; finished goods
legendary beast; magical beast
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
countries; (various) nations
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
decline; fall; decay; withering
to invite in; to show someone in
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
support; backing; aid; assistance
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to launch a surprise attack
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
person concerned; interested party; related party
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour