to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
defense; defence; fielding
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
guardhouse; sentry box; checkpoint (Edo period); town magistrate's office (Edo period)
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to feel anxious; to feel uneasy; to worry
singing voice; (sound of) singing
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
tassets (on a suit of armor, armour); vegetable dye
headband tied at the back
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
to lean against; to set against
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to beat time; to mark time
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
loose-fitting summer dress
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)