castle (in place names); castle; fortress
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
position; location; base; point; site
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
at that time; in those days
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
presumption; assumption; estimation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
excavation (usu. archeological); dig
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
discovery; detection; finding
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
right beside; close to; nearby
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)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
river; stream; River; the ... river
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to collect; to assemble; to gather
land near a castle; castle town
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)