to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
castle tower; keep; donjon
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
very cautious (watchful, vigilant); taking every possible precaution
to live; to reside; to inhabit
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
indeed; really; truly; very much
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person