stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
east, west, south and north
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
sad to say; how sad; alas
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to lean against; to set against
counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
brand-new article; new item
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
in the future; another day; later
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
elevation; height above sea level
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to compose; to put together
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
one by one; in detail; minutely
detour; diversion; alternative route
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
force (bulldoze) one's way through