drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to borrow money; to call for loans
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
perfect; complete; flawless
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
starting (construction) work
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
several times (as large, over)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
hastily made; improvised preparation
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
later on; eventually; afterwards
creation; generation; formation; derivation
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
to save; to leave over; to spare
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to be overcome with emotion