utmost limits; extremity; limit
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to repeat; to do something over again
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
one day; (on) a certain day
printout; (computer) printing
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
sour look; surly face; pout
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
tenth day of the month; ten days
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess