to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
urgent; requiring quick (response)
main castle; stronghold; inner citadel; this castle
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
Daidarabotchi (mythical giant)
plaster or mortar-covered wall; yōkai resembling an invisible wall impeding or misdirecting people walking at night
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
deliberation; discussion; consideration
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
spy; secret agent; spying
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
must not (do); should not; do not; cannot
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
unnatural death; violent death
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
forevermore; for eternity
leadership; initiative; spearhead
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
manipulation of information; spin
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
being on the ropes; losing ground
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
someone; a certain person
having gone too far to turn back
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
inner thigh; inside of the thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; having one's toes turned inward; uchi-mata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs