solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
most part; greater part; majority
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
secret information; intelligence
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
stranger; tramp; wanderer
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
(person treated as a) plaything
too much; excessively; too
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to go along; to walk along; to follow
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
hand used like a sword in striking
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
state of the war; war situation
no sleep or rest; working day and night
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)