preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
it is not everything to ...
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
public holiday; celebration (of)
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
the whole world; the seven seas
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
to repent; to be penitent
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
crushing evil; destroying heresy
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
big man; large man; tall man; giant
roundup; wholesale arrest
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
the last moment; the very end
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
five (long cylindrical things)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation