Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
putting life into; animating; cheering up
different opinion; objection
firmly; solidly; heartily
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
finish; completion; the end
(spoken) epilogue; final words (following the main event)
April Fools' Day; April fool
as everyone knows; needless to point out
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to become well-known; to become common knowledge; to become famous; to be on everyone's lips
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
the person in question; the person themselves; said person