to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
all-out attack; general offensive
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
opening declaration; profession; declaration in public; proclamation
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
all-out attack; general offensive
unlucky day (according to astrology); (previously a) death anniversary; purification and fast day
Buddhist memorial service
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
false charge; slander; defamation
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to like; to love; to be fond of
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to equivocate; to beat around the bush
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
personal history; background; career
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing