protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
defense; defence; protection
convenience; user-friendliness
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
dozens; scores of; decades
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
relation; relative; kind; cordial
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
3rd day of the month; three days
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
how; in what way; by what means
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit