repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
as was expected; sure enough
eighth day of the month; eight days
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to tire; to weary; to exhaust; to fatigue
ordinary; common; mediocre
than; other than; except; but
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
you could say; you might say; verging on the
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
moat; fosse; trench; ditch
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
precipice; cliff; flat head
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous