to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to pile up; to accumulate
by means of; due to; because of; according to
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
(barbed) wire entanglements
sharply; harshly; stingingly
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to keep (a person) waiting
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
after that; afterwards; thereafter
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus