hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
revolution; rotation; turn; turning; handspring (gymnastics); inversion
to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
Julian; Julien; Jullian; Jurian
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
carrying out (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); taking out
just (about to); on the point of; on the verge of; on the brink of
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
looking back; worry; anxiety
information; news; intelligence
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
type of land rent paid by farmers
with no one upon whom to depend; utter loneliness; the lonely and the helpless; people who have no kith or kin
salary (paid in rice to a samurai); stipend; making (someone) a retainer and granting a stipend
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
cold; chilly; unconcerned; indifferent
severe punishment; rigorous measures
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
otherwise; or else; if not