territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
older brother; elder brother
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
(another person's) younger sister
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
fifth day of the month; five days
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
way; method; means; resource; course
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to cease; to stop; to be over
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
river; stream; River; the ... river
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
innumerable; countless; numberless
(wind or human-powered) warship
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
training; drill; practice; discipline
to temper thoroughly; to train well
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving