holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
war; battle; match; game; competition
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
dukedom; duchy; principality
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
about; on; regarding; per; for every
war; fighting; fierce competition
participation; joining; entry
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
war situation; progress of a battle
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to take back; to recapture
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
as planned; according to plan
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
10th day of the month; ten days
within; inside of; less than
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
royal capital; imperial capital
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)