to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
dwelling; house; residence; address
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
main cause; primary factor
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
just because; even if; even though
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
world; society; people; the public
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
landowner; landlord; landlady
in that way; like that; that way
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
neighboring districts; neighbouring districts; countryside
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
virtue and influence; virtue and authority
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
(within a) territory; domains
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
everywhere; all over; throughout
powerful local clan; local strongman
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor