to comfort; to console; to amuse
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
for a while; for some time; for a period
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
National Defense Academy (Japan); NDA
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
decisive battle of brief duration
highest institute of education
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
one's superior; senior; elder
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
disaster relief operation; disaster relief mission
to return a favor (favour); to repay
the way one works; one's working manner
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
true to one's name; living up to one's name
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting