(piece of) rope; ordinary method
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
... and eastward; east of
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
polite; courteous; hospitable
to entertain; to make welcome
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
too much; excessively; too
impossible; unlikely; improbable
armaments; military preparations
monolith; large slab of rock
to some extent; to a certain extent
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
former years; formerly; a few years ago