moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
wounded soldier; disabled veteran
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
cooperation; collaboration
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
ago; since; before; previous
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
transactions; dealings; business
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to select someone (out of many people)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
small mustache; short mustache
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
storage room; storeroom; lumber room