to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
sign; indication; omen; symptom
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
to carry around; to carry on one's person
troubled times; turbulent times
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
to put up (a notice); to post
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
depending on; dependent on
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
function; facility; faculty; feature
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
management; administration; operation
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
defense; defence; protection
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
many; much; plenty; hardly
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
hereabouts; around there; that area