aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
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
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to crumble away; to collapse
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
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
running the whole distance
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
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 (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) 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 unfortunately that ...
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
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