close contest; close match; close game; close combat
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
finding employment; getting a job
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
recommendation; referral; endorsement
company; corporation; workplace
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
Yamamoto Tadaoki (1881.6.25-1951.4.21)
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
as before; as ever; as it was originally
long; drawn-out; very long
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
just the other day; quite recently
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
(former) South Manchuria Railway