back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to forget to say; to forget to mention
around the world; throughout the world
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
whatever the case; under any circumstances
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to have a meal; to take a meal
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
promotion (school, military, etc.)
first anniversary of a person's death
slightly early; just before
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
video letter (message sent by video)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
university student; college student
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
to pile up; to accumulate
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
large number (of); many; majority
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student