readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
weight (for scales); counterweight
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
until now; so far; up to the present
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
all present; all concerned; all of us
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade