important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
the reason is ...; it is because ...
fixed date; appointed day
to listen to in an ecstasy
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
chances of winning (a bet); odds
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
being very good at; strongest point
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to exert oneself; to make efforts
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
winner-takes-all (system)
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
nonviolence; non-violence
obedience; submission; resignation
Japan's three antinuclear principles (against producing, possessing and allowing the entry of nuclear weapons into Japanese territory)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to become inverted; to become reversed
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior