troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to be contented; to be at ease
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
after a long time; for the first time in a while
particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
something like ...; something called ...
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
after the end (of something); post-
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
basin (e.g. between mountains)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
firmly rooted; deep-seated
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay