to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
as you see; as you can see
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
as you know; as you are aware
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
terraced fields; terraced farm
advance; moving forward; progress
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
proposal; offer; request; application
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to distribute; to hand out
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
arrogant; haughty; insolent
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act