to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
fighting to the death (with swords)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
importance; emphasis; stress
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
stupidity; dull person; dullness
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
to be overwhelmed; to be overawed
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
that is to say; so that means
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
clear; precise; definite; distinct
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to increase; to add to; to augment