castle site; ruins of a castle
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
prayer (for something); supplication
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
survival; survivor; relic
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to send an army; to send soldiers; to dispatch troops
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of