stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
shaving one's head (esp. upon entering the Buddhist priesthood); tonsure
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
struggle for supremacy; championship game
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
going west (esp. from Tokyo to the Kansai region); leaving for the west
moving from one battlefield to another; fighting on successive fronts; fighting in various battles
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
outside the city; suburbs
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
to make up one's mind; to calm oneself; to be patient; to endure
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
deep-rooted (suspicion, etc.)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable