western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
important point; strategic position; key point
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
place; situation; position; location
north of a lake; north of Lake Biwa
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
with a momentary flash of light
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
now; the present time; just now; another; more
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover