to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
time; hour; season; time of the year
boy with untied hair (before his coming-of-age ceremony); appearance of a boy with untied hair
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to keep secret; to conceal
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
(artistic) accomplishments
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
must not; should not; do not
to compete with; to vie for
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
reinforcement; strengthening
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
to employ; to hire; to charter
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
external corner angle of two walls, planes, etc.
slope (e.g. of embankment)
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...