to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
in earnest; single-minded; with intense concentration; one and only; unique
back and front; opposition in the heart
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
predicament; difficult situation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
shout of victory; cry of triumph
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
urging soldiers to fight more vigorously
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than