mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
increase in activity; activation
important person; strategic person; key figure
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
being on stage without respite; performing continuously; staying out the entire time; being in attendance continuously (e.g. at a meeting)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
schedule; program; programme; agenda
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
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
proposal; motion; recommendation
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
instability; insecurity; crankiness
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point