to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to mark the end; to spell the end
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
surrender (fall) of a castle
to attack; to assault; to assail
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
by means of; due to; because of; according to
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
center; centre; metropolis
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
(archaeological) remains; remnants (of ancient structures); ancient foundation
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be