to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
morality; moral principles
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
national fortunes; destiny of a country
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
amount of money; sum of money
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
without eating or drinking
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
Yamato (province); Japan; the art of classical Japanese poetry
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
of course; certainly; naturally
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
ability; performance; efficiency
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
directly; in person; firsthand
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph