raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
technical skill; ability; capacity
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
(present) head of a family
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
research; study; investigation
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
being trapped (and having no way out); withdrawal from society during personal financial hardship; house arrest (Edo period)
small number; few; minority
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
password; watchword; motto; slogan
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
the last moment; the very end
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
place of death; place to die
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
in the meantime; meanwhile
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)