aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to abandon; to leave behind
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in the same way as; just like
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
this chapter; this passage; this section
violent explosion; bursting
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
running the whole distance
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
again; once more; a second time
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic