starting late; late departure
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
richly colored; richly coloured
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
(a feeling of) identification (with); sense of belonging
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor
to be relieved of one's post
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
competition (rivalry) to first (e.g. rider in a charge)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
papermaking; paper manufacture
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
going up and down; going back and forth
to arrive; to come to pass
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
logistical support; combat service support
organization; organisation; forming
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
meteor; shooting star; falling star
succession; continuation; series; sequence