to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
magic sword; cursed sword
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
three; three years of age
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
end of life; death; breathing one's last
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
nothing but; except; no more than
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to get slightly dirty (all over)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
resemblance; similarity; analogy
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
Hundred Years War (1337-1453)
(within a) territory; domains
subordination; dependency
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to be extremely dangerous
border (between countries); national border
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up