to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
manner of using one's hands
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
such; like that; in that way
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)