conifer; needle-leaved tree
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
silence; stillness; quietness
to shake; to sway; to waver
to jar; to creak; to grate
day and night; around the clock
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to repeat; to do something over again
offensive (movement); aggression
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to differ; to vary; to disagree
deep inside; innermost place
dark clouds; black clouds
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.)