note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
hard fighting; close contest
first generation; founder
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
five generations; fifth generation immigrant; gosei; the fifth (e.g. George V)
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
collaboration; joint work
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
kite shaped like an Edo-period footman
spelling; orthography; patching; binding