buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
to incur someone's enmity
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
appointed time; timetable; schedule
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
circulation (esp. documents); sending round
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
picking up trash; collecting garbage
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
work-in-progress; working state
readjustment; realignment
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to be clear-headed; to be brainy
very loud volume; megavolume
overhasty; rash; premature
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg