(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
south face; south side; the south; ascending the throne; ruling
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
enemy's strength or fighting power
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
head; lead; vanguard; first
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place
settlement; conclusion; summary
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
reserve corps; flying squadron
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
to encamp; to take up positions
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); to marry off; to exile
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
as soon as possible; ASAP
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
child's mind; child's heart; young mind