hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
layperson; layman; laywoman; country home; farmhouse; cottage
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
better than nothing; better than none at all
great difference; major mistake
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
distant fire; fire at some distance (in cooking)
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
several people; a few people
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
surrounding country; neighboring villages
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
to call in; to invite; to bring in