gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
supreme command authority (of the emperor)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
promotion; raising of status
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
(exercising) the right to command
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
inspection; examination; checking
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
loud shout; excited cheering
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
beyond that point; after that
advance; moving forward; progress
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
head; lead; vanguard; first
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
succeeding; following; trailing; next