national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
former state; former appearance
business; trade; operations; sales
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
imploring with tears in one's eyes
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
in any case; whatever the case may be
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
Briton; Englishman; (the) English
success or failure; outcome; result
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group