to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to make a vow; to take an oath
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Okayama (city, prefecture)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
student (esp. a university student)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
desperation; struggle to the death
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
all-out attack; general offensive
great mountain; large mountain
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to grow restive; to begin to act violently