to win and advance to the next round
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
ancient time; age of the gods
descendant; scion; lineage
to govern; to manage; to subdue
Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
growth period (in children)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
middle of the night; dead of night
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
failure; futility; uselessness; x (mark); cross
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay