competing; competition; auction
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
communal eating of food that has been offered to a god; sacrificial meal; eating together (with family, friends, etc.); communal dining
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to arrest; to capture; to seize
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
land near a castle; castle town
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
ancestral shrine (temple); mausoleum (of one's ancestors); Imperial mausoleum
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
to extend (building); to build on
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
appointment; assignment; promotion
by means of; due to; because of; according to
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
strategist; tactician; schemer
Guo Jia (2nd century CE Chinese commander)
picking; collecting; harvesting
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
noncommissioned officer of the Japanese Air Self Defense Forces (Defence)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision