door; gate; opening; title page
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
depending on; dependent on
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
wood (for building); lumber; timber
arrangements; preparations
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to think of; to come up with
stairs; stairway; staircase
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
storage chest for a suit of armour and a helmet
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
arrow length; bundle of arrows
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to arrest; to capture; to seize
yell made by archers when firing a volley of arrows; yell which opens a battle
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile