to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
eastern part; the east (of a region)
border (between countries); national border
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
aorta; important traffic route
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to arrive; to come to pass
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
resolute; determined; bold
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to fight against; to oppose; to face
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
educational institution; school; academy; campus
student (esp. a university student)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...