frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to hold fast; to protect to the end
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
lost article; something forgotten
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
river; stream; River; the ... river
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart