castle (in place names); castle; fortress
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
royal castle; imperial castle
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
land near a castle; castle town
Miyagi Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
fortress; stronghold; citadel
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
castle town; fortified town
entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
main castle; stronghold; inner citadel; this castle
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
surrender of a castle; surrender of a fortress; capitulation of a stronghold
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
fall of a castle; surrender of a castle; giving up (on something); giving in (to persuasion); yielding
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
castle; citadel; fortress; castle walls; enclosure
castle site; ruins of a castle
chamberlain; castle keeper
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
nightless gay quarters; nightless city
forward castle (built apart from the main castle for strategic purposes); outlying castle; branch castle
castle site; ruins of a castle
head of a household; business owner; proudly independent person; feudal lord; daimyo
fine castle; famous castle
fortified city; walled city
long (defensive) wall; Great Wall of China
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
Imperial Palace (esp. from 1888 to 1946)
Heijō-kyō (capital of Japan from 710-40 and 745-84; located in present-day Nara)
solitary castle; isolated castle
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
castle; citadel; fortress; castle walls; enclosure
enemy castle; enemy fortress
Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)
withdrawing from a castle
imperial palace; capital; Keijō (Japanese colonial-era name for Seoul)
Heijō-kyō (capital of Japan from 710-40 and 745-84; located in present-day Nara)
impregnable castle (walls); impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
inner castle; main keep; innermost enclosure of a castle
coming to a castle; visiting a castle
family grave; ancestral grave; tomb
outer castle; outer fortification (surrounding the main castle)
strategy of holing oneself up in a castle (house, building)
Josai International University
silk products produced near Yūki (using natural indigo dye); Yūki pongee
capitulation; surrender; treaty signed under coercion
fighting to the bitter end; going down with the ship; (lit.) remaining in one's castle and fighting to the end
floating fortress; warship
Miyagi University of Education
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
head of a household; business owner; proudly independent person; feudal lord; daimyo
Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986 animated film); Castle in the Sky
company town; town whose economy is largely dependent on one company
an impregnable fortress; an unassailable territory
castle site; ruins of a castle
castle and moat; castle's moat; City God (Taoist guardian god of a city)
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
castle on a hill in the plains; flatland-mountain castle
woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale
Heijō Palace (imperial residence in Heijō-kyō)
feeling (looking) lone and helpless; helplessness of those in reduced circumstances
fighting to the bitter end; going down with the ship; (lit.) remaining in one's castle and fighting to the end
silk products produced near Yūki (using natural indigo dye); Yūki pongee
Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences
Champa (former kingdom(s) in central Vietnam)
feeling apprehensive; feeling (looking) lone and helpless; being down-and-out (ruined); helplessness of those in reduced circumstances
buying the services of a prostitute
Siege of Chihaya (Genkō War; 1333)
Yamato (province); Japan; the art of classical Japanese poetry
feeling apprehensive; feeling (looking) lone and helpless; being down-and-out (ruined); helplessness of those in reduced circumstances
castle magically created by the Buddha
marbled sole (Pleuronectes yokohamae)
woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale
castle site; ruins of a castle
capitulation; surrender; treaty signed under coercion
Miyagi Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
solitary castle; isolated castle
family grave; ancestral grave; tomb
family grave; ancestral grave; tomb
marbled sole (Pleuronectes yokohamae)
marbled sole (Pleuronectes yokohamae)
marbled sole (Pleuronectes yokohamae)
attacking a castle; castle assault; besieging a castle
talk is cheap; it's easier to say than to do; (lit.) building Osaka Castle by talking
talk is cheap; it's easier to say than to do; (lit.) building Osaka Castle by talking
small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat
small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat
small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat
small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat
small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat
woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale
Great Wall of Sand (Chinese land reclamation project in the Spratly Islands)
capitulation without resistance; surrendering without fighting
entrance fee (for a castle); admission fee
Takeshi's Castle (Japanese game show, 1986-1989)
Ibaraki Prefectural Library
Ibaraki Women's Junior College
City University of Hong Kong
Thunberg's lespedeza (Lespedeza thunbergii)
Osmunda banksiifolia (species of fern)