to rush back; to run back
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
talent for poetry; poetic genius
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
eagle (Accipitridae family)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
Uzen (former province located in parts of present-day Yamagata Prefecture)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
one lump; one body; one group
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to lend an ear to; to listen to
dharma transmission (formal confirmation of a student's awakening by his master); certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)
only recently; just of late
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
good-for-nothing; worthless
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
cerebral stroke; apoplexy
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
to lose one's presence of mind; be flummoxed; to get flustered
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
help; assistance; service