stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
lawless area; lawless district
under the ... administration; within the ... government
normalization; normalisation
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
arms buildup; military expansion
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
farce (e.g. theatrical); phallus; farce; stuffed food
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
semibasement; semi-basement
green; wet behind the ears; immature; (lit.) smelling of milk
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
government official; public official
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to have no chance (of succeeding)
blazing heat; scorching sun
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
trembling from fear; trembling all over