in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
castle; citadel; fortress; castle walls; enclosure
function; facility; faculty; feature
on and after; from ... onward; since
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
fort; stronghold; fortification
power; authority; influence
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
outermost region of the castle
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
dwelling; house; residence; address
outer fence; outer enclosure; outer block; outline; contour
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
small hill; low hill; hillock
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
carefree; free from worry
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
confidence; trust; faith; credit