decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
planning stage; planning stages
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
distributed, decentralized arrangement
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
killing and wounding; bloodshed
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
pessimism; disappointment
east, west, south and north
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
long military service; having experienced many battles
nesting; hibernation; shutting oneself in at home; staying at home
way; method; means; (technical) specification
guaranteed; authentic; certified
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
inside one's heart; in one's mind
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst