connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
feeling; sense; impression
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be profitable; to yield a profit
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
myself; yourself; I; me; you
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to be needed; to be wanted
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
will not do; do not; does not
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
standard of revolt; banner of rebellion
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
every place; various places
to be prolonged; to drag on
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
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
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off