influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
Japan Sea coastal areas; Sea of Japan coastal areas
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
both sides; two sides; double-sided
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to be touching; to be moving
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
indignant; sorrowful; steadfast; determined
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
night cold; chill of night; cold night
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
everyone at once; everyone together