ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
dominion; territory; possession
war; fighting; fierce competition
that is to say; so that means
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to part left and right; to open out
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
persistence; single-mindedness
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to tell (somebody) to (do something)