tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
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)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
confrontational attitude (stance, posture)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
magistrate; shogunate administrator
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
ceremony; celebration; law code
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
famous jewel; exquisite stone
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
stone Buddhist image; unemotional person; taciturn person
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
hot topic; talk of the town
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
course; route; path; process; means
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)