to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
whole nation; whole land; whole country
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
recuperation; medical treatment
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
edict; ordinance; proclamation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
longevity; prolongation of life
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
at that time; in those days
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
military conflict; armed conflict
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!