the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
maximum permissible level or dosage
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
increase in population; population growth
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
agreement; stipulation; contract
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
preliminary step; first step
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
to gain a victory; to win
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
killing two birds with one stone
fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
slight; insignificant; small
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
literature; books (reference); document
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air