to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
detour; circumvention; turning movement
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
nice; good; well-executed
self control; self restraint
certainly; surely; definitely
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
to close down a business; to shut a business
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
local specialty; special product (of a region)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
line; queue; procession; matrix
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
festival merrymaking; revelry
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
largest ever; biggest; record
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
long-established; old-established; traditional
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship