this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
defense; defence; protection
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
tedious; boring; being fed up with
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
great awakening; great enlightening; greatly awakened person; understanding; comprehension
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
in the city; within the city
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
driver (of a vehicle); motorist; screwdriver; driver (club); (device) driver
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
both (people); the two of them
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
don't you think?; indicates question
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category
basin (e.g. between mountains)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
new building; new construction
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
not long has passed since ...
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)