to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
spring day; spring sunlight
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
stabbing to death; putting out
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
old or veteran army general
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
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)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
express dispatch; urgent correspondence
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
first meeting; first interview with
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
patient's condition; pathology
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work