stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
settlement; permanent residency
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
staying the night; lodging (at)
while; even though; despite
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
store; reserve; stock; savings
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
dispute; argument; contention
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)