(social) class; rank; grade
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
while alive; during one's lifetime
intelligence; intellect; brains
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
evident; plain; distinct; clear
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
Japanese name (esp. for a plant or animal)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
three legs (two legs and a cane)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
reef knot; flat knot; square knot
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
fence; hedge; railing; barrier; wall
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption