prohibition; inhibition; ban
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to become locked; to lock
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
entry; going into; approach
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
from now; from this moment; henceforth
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
rule; governance; consul (of the Roman republic); consul (of the French republic; 1799-1804)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
postwar period; period after Second World War
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
thousands; great number of; variety
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
commencing with; including