candidate (for an election)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
blood relationship; blood relative
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
law department; law school
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to follow; to conform; to apply to
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
messenger of god; divine messenger
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
surname; family name; last name