control; management; supervision
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
ordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional; standard; average
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
one eye; single lens (e.g. camera)
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
seeing for the first time; first sight
flag; banner; ensign; emblem
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
than; other than; except; but
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
now that; since; so long as; because
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
thievish nature (character); thieving heart; cunning and greedy character
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
tension; mental strain; nervousness
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)