castle site; ruins of a castle
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
phantom; vision; illusion
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
looking pale; looking unwell
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; attractive older man with some gray hair
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
highest grade; superlative degree
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
addition; annexation; appendage
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
polite; respectful; reverent
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely