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)
the respective (relative) strength of political parties; distribution of the number of parliamentary seats held by each of the political parties
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to faint; to be exhausted
to observe carefully; to make sure
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
each place; various places
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
surrender (fall) of a castle
unbroken; endless; continuous
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
distinguished war service; merit of war
order to go into battle; order given on the field of battle
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
eagerly; earnestly; ardently