siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to be prolonged; to drag on
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
originally; by nature; from the start
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
nomadic tribe; nomadic people; nomadic race
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
epidemic; plague; pestilence
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
Chinese bronze inscriptions; type of lettering used on metal objects, especially in China during the Yin and Zhou dynasties
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
wife and children; (arch.) wife
heart; guts; nerve; central part