to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
departure; leaving; setting off
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
variation in color (colour); having a different color
small; tiny; (lit.) size of a palm
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to bury; to embed; to implant
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
cruise; navigation; sailing
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
have a good day; take care; see you
fortress; stronghold; citadel
town; city; municipal; urban
round shape; circle; circular form
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
to soften; to moderate; to relieve