holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
firm; strong; solid; stable
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
modesty; self-control; discretion
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
Girls' Day; Dolls' Festival; Hinamatsuri; menstrual day; menstrual period
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
stirring; slight movement
to keep (a person) waiting
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
but; however; provided that
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to move (house); to change residence
(not) even once; (not) ever
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to remove; to move out of the way
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
in succession; one after another
totally willing; fully motivated
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)