fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
food expenses; cost of one's board
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
support; backing; aid; assistance
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
commander; commanding officer; CO
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
strategist; tactician; schemer
deep design and forethought; farsighted and deeply-laid plan
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to get late; to advance; to wear on
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
salvation of one's country
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
from out of nowhere; from who knows where