victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
ridged cracks that form in the ice on Lake Suwa
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
indeed; really; truly; very much
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
contest; comparison; competition
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
very interesting; of great interest
to offer (put up) resistance
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
decision; determination; resolution
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
origin; beginning; source; rise
obedience; submission; resignation
to have meaning; to be meaningful
scale; scope; plan; structure
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
Japan's best; number one in Japan
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to gather; to collect; to assemble
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
counter for generations; epoch