castle site; ruins of a castle
left on base; remnant fort
foundation stone; cornerstone
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
was just in; just left; just did
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
crossed wires or lines (of communication); confusion
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
savage; ferocious; atrocious
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
first meeting; first interview with
old friend; old acquaintance
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
without noticing; before one realizes; before one is aware of
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
(a) vein; (a) thread (of connection)