siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker (official post in the Edo period); keeper
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
devoted; self-sacrificing
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
high steward; grand master
commander; general; leader
alternation of generations; heterogenesis; change of generations; emergence of a new generation
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to try all possible means
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
each; (arch.) you (plural)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to become damaged; to break; to worsen; to spoil (one's mood); to decrease; to diminish (profits, gains)
and so; therefore; for that reason
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
at a stroke; with a single swoop
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
as stated; verbatim; literally