royal castle; imperial castle
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
hidden treasure; treasured article
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
regarding as a sure thing; seeing as a certainty
be (that) as it may; having said that
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
serious wound; serious injury
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless