diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
large crowd; mass of people
fortune-telling; divination
to get angry; to become perverse
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
hey there; I say; see here
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
direct descent; direct line
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
hills and fields; hill and dale
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
casting; cast-metal object
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
armory; armoury; ordnance department
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw