district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to pile up; to accumulate
mud and tile wall topped with tiles
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
Sinologist; scholar of the Chinese classics
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
indictment; prosecution; complaint
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
imprisonment; incarceration
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...