to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
match; game; bout; contest
Nakamura Kengou (1980.10.31-)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
notice; attention; observation
spring water; clear (pure) water
first place; head position; leading position
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
omitted character; omitted letter
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
program (e.g. TV); programme
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
soldier; combatant; warrior
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
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.)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
-less; lacking; non-existing
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day