holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
until now; so far; up to the present
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to be exhausted; to be tired out
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
in succession; one by one
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
jumble; hodgepodge; potpourri; heterogenous mixture
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
major powers of the world; great powers
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)