to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
central part; heart (of a city)
patriarch; head of a family
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
an assortment; combination
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
stingy; cheap; very frugal
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
honorific affix; honorific prefix
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
long (time); protracted; prolonged
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
hostile relations; hostile relationship
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
dig site; excavation site
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)