to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
accession to the throne; enthronement
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
both armies; both teams; both sides
casualties; injuries and deaths
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
military vessel; war fleet
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)