Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
action committee; executive committee
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
outside help; help from without; salvation by faith
(arch.) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); deer
than; from; out of; except; but; more
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to exert oneself; to make efforts
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
in comparison to; rather than
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
alone; by oneself; on one's own
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
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...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
something to wear; clothes
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor