fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to unfold; to unroll; to open
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
article; thing; object; property; real estate
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
one eye; one of one's eyes
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
freely; right and left; as one pleases
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
sphere; counter for balls
elementary level; beginner level