turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
formal complaint (regarding conduct of a criminal case); appeal for reconsideration; protest
to remain married for life
trend of the times; way things are going
apparent; obvious; very clear
physical strength; muscle strength
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
draw (in competition); tie game
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
with a start; with a jump
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to run down (stairs, etc.)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in