forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
feeling keenly; fully realizing
heir; inheritor; successor
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
danger; peril; hazard; risk
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
be (that) as it may; having said that
state of the war; war situation
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
author; writer; novelist; artist
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
match; game; bout; contest
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
(not) even once; (not) ever