to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
March; third month of the lunar calendar
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
graduation ceremony; commencement
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
discriminatory; discriminative
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
in the morning; during the morning
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
instability; insecurity; crankiness
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
and then; and so; and; so then
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
as; because; with; due to
without thinking of the consequences
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard