暗黒時代: a historical period where social disorder is so great due to war, disease, political disorder etc. that there is little or no cultural development; Dark Ages

北上: to go north

北上: going north

wearing outdoor shoes / feet soiled by dirt

(sumo) dohyo-iri, a ring-entering ceremony performed by rikishi in the higher divisions

The katakana syllable ドゥ (du). Its equivalent in hiragana is どぅ (du).

traveling, journeying / the middle of a trip, partway through a journey / short for 花魁道中 (oiran dōchū, “a procession of courtesans”)

Shiodome, an area in Minato special ward in Tokyo, Japan

Obsolete spelling of ドイツ (“Germany (a country)”)

the situation of completely falling apart beyond repair