establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
same generation; one's generation
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to pierce through; to break through
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
consecutive victories; series of victories
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
decision; settlement; definition
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow; lotus blossom
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
person of high rank or position
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)