ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
pre-war days; before the war
time; season; period; phase; stage
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
practice; practising; experience
skill; dexterity; master hand
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
individual; private person; personal; private
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
garrison; occupation forces
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
thunderous roar; roaring sound
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls