to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
quality (of a product or a service)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
leader; guide; mentor; coach
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...
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
one party; one faction; one clique
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
samurai; warrior; military family
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
third day of the month; three days
sentence; verdict; pronouncement