to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
wherein; therein; thereinto
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
daimyo in the Warring States period
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to say too much; to go too far
something like ...; something called ...
society; the world; the times
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
inner citadel; core; center; centre
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
komaru (type of playing cards)
negotiations; discussions; connection
had better ...; may as well ...
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt