firm; strong; solid; stable
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
usually; under usual circumstances
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to be boiled; to be cooked
stone throwing; (throwing) stone
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to take measures (against); to take steps
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
extremely high speed; super speed
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
before ... days (months, etc.)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
river; stream; River; the ... river