exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
(not) even once; (not) ever
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
rather; better; instead; if anything
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in that way; thus; so; so?
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
family or person with samurai ancestors
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
older brother; elder brother
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)