to be charged with a mission
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
go that far; to that extent
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
immediately; right away; on the spot
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
every preparation possible; all aspects of the preparation
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
(your) judgment; discernment
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
clothing decorated with one's family crest
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
moat; fosse; trench; ditch
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
unprecedented; unparalleled; unparallelled
about here; in this neighborhood
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
to send or direct a person to