first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
good performance; good work; great success
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
battle formation; military formation
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
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)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to pick up; to find; to gather
while; during (the time when)
(committee) chairman; president
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below