eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
place; situation; position; location
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
probability; likelihood; chances
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
national defence; national defense
to concern; to be related
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
should do; ought to do; must do
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
those (near the second person)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
question; inquiry; enquiry
to add (to); to add on; to append
older brother; elder brother