to check; to stop; to keep back
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
sharing a common destiny; sitting in the same boat
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model
box-shaped; box-type; boxy
several times (as large, over)
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
advocate; defender; champion; backer
to run about; to rush about
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
dark bay (horse coat color)
horse tack; horse gear; harness
brave warrior; hero; brave man
totally willing; fully motivated
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
one room apartment; studio apartment