to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
decision; determination; resolution
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
state ceremony (esp. an enthronement); imperial ceremony; important ceremony (in one's life, e.g. wedding, funeral)
accession to the throne; enthronement
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(Japanese) empress; queen
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
body and soul; mind and body
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to redeem (from sin); to save
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive