to inveigle, to ensnare, to entice, to cajole

to defend in a fort; to garrison / to stay at home, or in one's own room for a period of time

training in seclusion on a mountain

to train in seclusion on a mountain

the darkest place is under the candlestick; can't see the wood for the trees; people often known little of what happens under their noses; lit. "dark under a candlestick"

headlight, front vehicle light

a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) design featuring a star shape similar to a Star of David

falter, mumble

(idiomatic) to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something