to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
unveiling; debut; introduction
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
first runner (in a relay race); top-class runner; vanguard (of a person); front line; top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
fourth day of the month; four days
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
inn town; post town; post-station town
Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)
approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
anchor (of a ship); last runner or swimmer in a relay team; news anchor; news presenter; anchor (clock component); pallet fork; anchor (HTML)
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
posterity; future life; life to come
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman