to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
process; course; mechanism
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
correction; rectification; mending; repair
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
triangle; triangular shape
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)