fortress; stronghold; citadel
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
written appeal; manifesto; declaration
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
decisive battle of brief duration
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
ropeway; cableway; aerial lift; cable car
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
latent disposition; inner feelings
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
of course; certainly; naturally
protracted war; war of attrition
horse native to Hokkaido; person born and raised in Hokkaido
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
horse tack; horse gear; harness
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
modesty; humility; being humble
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...