to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
those (near the second person)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
light and darkness; light and shade
loitering on the way; wayside grass
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
passer-by; traveler; traveller
time; hour; period; class
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
straight-forwardness; honesty; purity
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
father; dad; husband; you; he