monolith;  large slab of rock
 north;  the North;  northern territories;  North Korea; (arch.)  north wind
 Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
 opponent;  rival;  adversary;  menace;  danger;  threat
 to raise;  to raise up;  to wake;  to wake up;  to cause;  to bring about;  to start
 good;  advantage;  sake;  purpose;  consequence;  result
 to some extent;  to a certain extent
 those (near the second person)
 diplomacy;  selling (e.g. door-to-door);  canvassing
 by means of;  due to;  because of;  according to
 ground;  crust (earth);  foundation (building, etc.);  base;  constituency;  power base
 to harden;  to freeze;  to put together;  to collect;  to make secure;  to stabilize;  to fortify
 to be;  to exist;  to have;  to be located;  to be equipped with;  to happen
 should (be);  bound (to be);  nock (of a bow);  nock (of an arrow);  nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger);  wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
 it is assuredly that ...;  can say with confidence that ...
 old;  former;  the old;  old things;  old times;  bygone days
 now;  the present time;  just now;  another;  more
 river;  stream;  River;  the ... river
 territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.)  counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
 suppression;  repression;  subjugation
 even if;  even though;  even;  too;  whether ... or ...;  no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
 to calm down;  to compose oneself;  to calm down;  to settle down;  to settle down (in a location, job, etc.);  to settle in;  to be settled
 to be able (to);  to be possible (to)
 thing;  object;  one's things;  possessions;  things;  something;  quality
 former years;  formerly;  a few years ago
 companion;  partner;  other party;  addressee;  opponent (sports, etc.)
 war;  battle;  campaign; (arch.)  troops; (arch.)  forces
 to start;  to begin;  to challenge;  to pick (a fight);  to set (traps);  to plant (explosives)
 to descend (e.g. a mountain);  to go down;  to alight (e.g. from bus);  to get off;  to step down;  to retire;  to be granted
 Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
 dispatch of troops;  despatch of troops
 force;  vigor;  influence;  authority;  impetus;  momentum
 terrific;  fierce;  terrible;  tremendous;  dreadful;  awful
 one more;  another;  the other;  not quite;  not very good
 to corner;  to drive to the wall;  to run down;  to track down;  to chase after
 cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
 to seize;  to catch;  to obtain;  to acquire;  to understand;  to grasp
 thought;  imagination;  mind;  desire;  wish;  love
 to send (a thing);  to dispatch;  to take or escort (a person somewhere);  to see off (a person);  to bid farewell (to the departed);  to bury;  to spend (time)