outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
steady; firm; solid; secure
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
outermost region of the castle
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
favourite horse; favorite horse
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
casualties; the killed and wounded
to press a question; to cross-examine
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
still (continuing); as ever; further
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)