urgency; exigency; emergency
behind; in the rear; in back
covering; protection; backing; relief
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
Noto Peninsula (Ishikawa Prefecture)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
suddenly; all of a sudden
mountain range; mountain belt
speaking of ...; as for ...
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
to call each other's names
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
to blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell; to blow the war horn
centrally placed troops (usu. under general's direct command)
to pay attention; to be watchful
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
whereabout; about where; how much
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)