to give one's everything; to do one's best
autumn breeze; fall breeze
dyeing black; dyed black; dark
encouragement of learning
sparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grass
scoring in succession (points, sets, etc.)
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
no problem; it doesn't matter
fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
dazzling victory; win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
most attractive feature (of a person)
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to smash violently; to crush
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone