careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to become better; to improve
hitting left-handed (with a racket, bat, etc.); hitting to left (field)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
running as fast as one can
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
to comfort; to console; to amuse
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
a long time ago; in those days
small grain; small stature or ability
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
aggression; invasion; raid
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
decorum; propriety; politeness