panel;  wainscoting;  wainscotting;  plight;  fix;  bind
 head-on fight;  head-to-head contest;  serious contest
 improper way (of doing);  wrong way;  unorthodox method;  evil course;  evil path;  heresy
 irregular;  atypical;  anomalous;  anomalistic;  abnormal
 swordsman;  swordswoman;  fencer
 to maintain;  to continue to have
 to shake;  to waver;  to tremble
 great achievement;  great feat;  great work;  great undertaking
 consequence;  result;  conclusion
 robber;  mugger;  robbery;  burglary
 to push in;  to force into;  to break in (e.g. into a house);  to intrude
 day after tomorrow;  wrong (e.g. direction)
 (establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between);  (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
 Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods);  medieval times;  mediaeval times
 to step over;  to step across;  to stride over;  to stretch over;  to span;  to bridge
 blessings of nature;  nature's bounty;  gifts of nature
 to be collected;  to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.);  to be harvested;  to be able to collect;  to be able to mine
 seafood;  products of the sea;  marine products;  fruits of the sea
 particular;  special;  exceptional;  particularly;  especially;  exceptionally
 straight;  directly;  voyage;  journey;  straight road
 sinking;  foundering;  getting dead drunk;  having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties;  staying in one place for a long time
 older sister;  elder sister
 den of vice;  rogue's den;  brothel;  red-light district;  cluttered room
 guidance;  leadership;  leading the way
 background knowledge;  prerequisite knowledge
 guest of honour;  guest of honor;  privileged guest;  visitor
 to be erected;  to be built
 land route;  overland route;  by land;  overland
 to play a role;  to serve a function;  to play a part
 wholly;  solely;  entirely;  principally;  mostly;  chiefly
 injustice;  unfairness;  wrongdoing;  iniquity;  impropriety;  irregularity
 party (of people);  set (of people);  clan;  family;  fellow
 dominion;  territory;  possession
 to take precautions;  to set a guard against attack
 along the road;  along the way
 to run (a business);  to operate;  to carry out;  to perform;  to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
 live coals (for firelighting);  cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.);  trigger
 outer circumference;  perimeter;  outskirts;  periphery