to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
factory; plant; mill; workshop
field overseer; site foreman
nekomata; fork-tailed cat yōkai; giant beast that inhabits the mountains
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
they; those guys; those fellows
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
critical point (temperature)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to flare up; to burst into flames
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
back street; back alley; off-street
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
bent back; hunchback; stoop
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy