particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
finally; in the end; on top of all that
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
alone; by oneself; on one's own
very young; little; childish; immature
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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.)
meaning; significance; sense
beyond this point; from now on; after this
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to accept; to receive; to agree
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power