to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
entreaty; supplication; petition
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
position; location; base; point; site
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to entrust; to leave to a person
to talk (a person) down; to confute
running away; escaping on foot
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
other side; opposite side; other party
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
cannot be compared with; no match for
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
dominion; territory; possession
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
that's true; of course; obviously