first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
the same; the said; likewise
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
serialization; serialisation; serial story
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
influence (on someone); inspiration
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
residing; living; dwelling
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to smash; to break into pieces