beginning; outset; first; onset
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to raise one's voice; to shout
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to be silent; to say nothing
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
main force; chief object; mainline
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to temper thoroughly; to train well
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
form; shape; figure; visage
directly opposite; right in front
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
birth; creation; formation
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses