conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
loser; defeated person; the defeated
dominion; territory; possession
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
still; even now; to this day
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
sympathy; compassion; pity
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly