to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
at the last moment; this late in the game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(some) more; even more; longer; further
all present; all concerned; all of us
punishment; judgement; judgment
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
unprecedented; record-breaking
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
all (there is); as long as there is
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
restive bull (esp. in bull riding)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to come alive; to get going; to start to move