unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to run around; to bustle about
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
order; command; directions; instructions
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
how; in what way; how about; questionable
the very image of health itself; picture of health
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
in history; ever; historical
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
incident; affair; happening; event
to be remembered; to go down in history
to be prolonged; to drag on
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
disclosure; exposure; revelation
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to dye; to colour; to color