monolith; large slab of rock
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to some extent; to a certain extent
those (near the second person)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
by means of; due to; because of; according to
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
now; the present time; just now; another; more
river; stream; River; the ... river
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
suppression; repression; subjugation
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
former years; formerly; a few years ago
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
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
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)