to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
later on; eventually; afterwards
long (time that has passed); old (story)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to apologize; to apologise
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
attack; drive; advance; invasion
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
castle on a hill in the plains; flatland-mountain castle
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
castle site; ruins of a castle
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
at that time; in those days