holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
Kanda myoujin - shrine near Ochanomizu station, Tokyo
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
calamity; misfortune; disaster
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
Nagano (city, prefecture)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
Fujiwara No Kamatari (614-669)
legs bowed in; sitting with heels spread apart
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
when looked at in that way
(Saitou) Musashibou Benkei (?-1189)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
milestone; stone signpost; standing stone (e.g. in garden); menhir
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax