to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
blowfly or green bottle fly larva (oft. used as fishing bait)
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
full capacity; all one's ability
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
you could say; you might say; verging on the
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
imperial command (decree); decree of cloistered emperor
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go)
not yet known; unknown; strange
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible