solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
rebels; bandit; robber; traitors
third day of the month; three days
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
ninth day of the month; nine days
1,000,000; one million; million; many
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
fourth day of the month; four days
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
many items; pressure of business
many items; pressure of business
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
temporary residence or shelter
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
Xiang Yu (aka Kou U) (232 BC-202 BC), general in the late Qin period, defeated by Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty
to name; to call; to christen; to term
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation