first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
first star of the evening (esp. Venus); evening star
Okayama Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
empress (consort); queen (consort)
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
one (thing); one piece; one item
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
in that way; like that; that way
alcoholism; alcoholic; drunkard
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow