(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
national border; provincial border
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
the five fingers; leading five; top five
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
powerful family; powerful clan
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
recovery; rescue; recapture
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
imagination; supposition; guess
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
that's a different matter; that's a different story
preface; introduction; preamble
young and energetic; up-and-coming
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
three; three years of age