immediately; right away; on the spot
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
this world; the present world
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
headquarters; head office; main office
alone; unaided; away from home
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
large number (of); many; majority
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
light; faint; pale; fleeting
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
passage; path; route; one's way
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down