iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
fort; stronghold; fortification
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to form a group; to form a bunch
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
beginning; opening; start; outset
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to be main; to be principal; to be important
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
political measures; policy
technical official; technical officer
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection