castle (in place names); castle; fortress
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
station; office; guardroom
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
important point; point to make note of
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to go past; to pass; to pass by
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
opposite side; opposition
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of