overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
with a momentary flash of light
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
intensive training; extra hard training
to be overcome with emotion
world; society; people; the public
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
but; however; provided that
official business; public business
and (also); both ... and; as well as
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
special training; intensive training; crash course
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
drone beetle (Pseudotorynorrhina japonica); scarab beetle