moat; fosse; canal; ditch
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
inner citadel; core; center; centre
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
residence; housing; residential building
extremely; very; really; super; so
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
both hands; both arms; ten
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
passing through without stopping; passing by
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
completely; entirely; totally
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
weird; disgusting; sickening
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to