prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
this place; where one comes from; here
convenient; handy; useful
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
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
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
point spread; point difference
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently