preservation; retainment; keeping
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
vitality; (one's) life force
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
unveiling; debut; introduction
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
continuation; succession; series
to cut corners; to be shoddy
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
isolation; being alone; being friendless
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
air hole; windhole; ventilator