our country; our land; one's own country
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
Oomori Hyouzou (1876.3.14-1913.1.15)
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
many; much; plenty; hardly
relief squad; rescue party
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
question; inquiry; enquiry
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
first (of its kind) in Japan
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
without; but if; otherwise; or else
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself