holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
in comparison to; rather than
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
going into battle; departure for the front
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
all present; all concerned; all of us
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
only; merely; but; no more than
two persons; two people; pair; couple
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
due form; official; formality
messenger; envoy; emissary
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
please (give me); please (do for me)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
please; somehow or other; one way or another
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces