fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to work hard; to work diligently
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
national crisis; national disaster
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
common people; ordinary people; masses
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854); Convention of Kanagawa; Kanagawa Treaty; unequal treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that forced Japan to end its policy of national seclusion
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
location of a press conference; press conference room
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for