center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
fortress; stronghold; citadel
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
fort; fortification; fortress; stronghold
marriage proposal; courtship
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
quiet; still; surreptitious
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
originally; by nature; from the start
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
without leaving any trace
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
the same age; same period
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
religious exultation; ecstasy
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
while; during (the time when)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth