order; command; life; destiny; fate
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
Japanese (people, language, style)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
God; god; ace; king; superior person
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away