the vicinity of the roots of a tree

追い手, 追手: a chaser, a pursuer

於いて, 於て: at, in (a location or time); on the part of; with regard to, regarding

招いて: inviting, calling someone over / 置いて, 措いて, 擱いて: placing something, setting something in a place; (after another verb in the conjunctive conjugation) doing something ahead of time or in preparation

(polite) that person

(chiefly in the negative) as long as one has been alive

仕置き場, 仕置場: an execution ground, a place of punishment

to do something in preparation for something else / to do something and leave it in a certain state

Elongated form of よく (yoku).

ace up one's sleeve