news; word; tidings; omen
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
time; hour; season; time of the year
other; another; over; more than; I; me
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
offensive (movement); aggression
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
several people; a few people
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
entering the metropolitan area
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)