salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
chapter one; first chapter
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to take up one's residence
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
foreign enemy; outside invader
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
moisture; humidity; dampness
seniority by length of service
wide turn; detour; the long way around
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
cave; cavern; den; grotto
Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit