fort; stronghold; fortification
to attack; to assault; to assail
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
reaction; response; reaction
approximate age; age range
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
mistress; kept woman; concubine
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
guess; conjecture; surmise
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)