to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
dirty work; unpleasant task
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
territory; domain; dominion; possession
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
mountain range; mountain belt
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
course; route; path; process; stages
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
war; fighting; fierce competition
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
arrest; apprehension; capture
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to be at a loss for words
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense