moat; fosse; canal; ditch
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
metre; meter; meter; gauge
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
elevation; height above sea level
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
such; like that; in that way
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
messenger; envoy; emissary
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
how; in what way; how about; questionable
preparation; provision; guarding
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
successively; one after another
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)