(present) head of a family
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
wherein; therein; thereinto
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
extermination; annihilation
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
to attack; to assault; to assail
eighth day of the month; eight days
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
daimyo in the Warring States period
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
at least; at most; (even) just