south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations
should do; ought to do; must do
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
success or failure; outcome; result
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
taking heart; being in high spirits
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
nowadays; in this day and age
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
time; season; period; phase; stage
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryo system)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger