rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
village office; local administration office in a village
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to lead a life; to live a life
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
as one had hoped; as one wishes
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
more than anything; above all else
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
female friend; woman friend
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
called; known as; that; to say
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other