to comfort; to console; to amuse
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
funeral; burial; condolence
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
snow-bearing wind; wind bringing snow
suddenly; all of a sudden
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
private affairs; personal matter
garden; orchard; park; kindergarten; nursery school; preschool
good citizens; law-abiding people
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
and (also); both ... and; as well as
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
imperial command; government order
the thing itself; thing-in-itself (in Kantianism)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
countries; (various) nations
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
minuteness; one millionth
to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray
fall of (volcanic) ash; falling ash
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
to consider (all the circumstances); to bear (a number of things) in mind
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
mouth of a river; lower stream