centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
by means of; due to; because of; according to
macula; macule; macula lutea; yellow spot
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
ingenuity; resourcefulness
locational advantage; advantageous position
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
again (and again); once again; yet again
time; hour; period; class
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary