to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to mow; to reap; to harvest
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
several times; several degrees
rest; break; recess; intermission
many; numerous; various; large number of
understood; I see; OK; present; here
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
both armies; both teams; both sides
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
transport; transportation
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how