iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
maelstrom; the state of affairs being in great turmoil
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
snake; serpent; large snake
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
retainer; vassal; servant
ten; 10; ten years of age
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
piece; fragment; one (object)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
occupant of a house; family member; household member (incl. servant)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to be surprised; to be astonished
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
emphasizes direct object of action
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character