to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
thought; consideration; thinking
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
depending on; dependent on
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
had better ...; had better not ...
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to underrate; to make light of
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
method of attack; place of attack
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to be opposite; to face each other
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
news; word; tidings; omen
wherein; therein; thereinto
a little bit; a little while
surely; certainly; without doubt
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
in the midst of the enemy
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
adopted daughter; foster daughter
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
becoming firmly established; putting down strong roots; exercising authority; being dominant; settling in a coiled shape
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
this is why; this means; it is the case that