relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
lightning strike; lightning bolt
thunderous roar; roaring sound
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to squeeze out; to wring out
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
death penalty; capital punishment
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
squealing (e.g. of small pigs); oinking
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
oak; orc (fictional humanoid creature); ork