to make up the number; to have a complete set of
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
fort; stronghold; fortification
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
three sides; small offering stand
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
endurance; perseverance; patience
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to tear up and throw away
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
contract; compact; agreement
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
(not) so much; (not) that much
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
castle tower; keep; donjon