fort; stronghold; fortification
commandant; commanding officer; general
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring); first ten days of the fourth lunar month
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
after a long time; for the first time in a while
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
time; hour; period; class
lately; recently; nowadays
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
use; utilization; utilisation; application
Asian history; Oriental history
outline; summary; gist; basic points
review (of learned material); revision
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
suddenly; all of a sudden
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
France; French (language)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
latter days of the law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); age of the degeneration of the law
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
ago; since; before; previous
age of the copied law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); middle day of the law; age of semblance dharma