matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
cannot be treated lightly; requiring careful attention; cannot be ignored
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to attract; to be used to
otherwise; or else; if not
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
whichever one chooses; either way
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
Kusunoki Masashige (1294-1336.7.4)
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
consequence; result; conclusion
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
without doubt; certain; sure
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
historical document written without a particular addressee (e.g. a diary)
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?