strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
conflict; fighting each other
offender; criminal; culprit
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
self-control; self-restraint
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
not yet known; unknown; strange
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
Hirahara Ayaka (1984.5.9-)
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to say; to tell; to state; to do
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
knowing; (an) acquaintance
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
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.)