castle site; ruins of a castle
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
(archaeological) remains; remnants (of ancient structures); ancient foundation
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
at that time; in those days
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
the last moment; the very end
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
fine castle; famous castle
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to be too numerous; to be too much
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)