high rice field; very fertile rice field
departure for a specified destination
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
immediately; right away; on the spot
going into battle; departure for the front
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
spirit; heart; disposition
chief; leading; important; prominent
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
world; society; people; the public
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
difficult to ...; hard to ...
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
secret; private; surreptitious
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major