commander; general; leader
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
martial arts demonstration; martial arts training
program director; programme director; facilitator; steering committee (chair)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
ability; capability; skill
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
condition; situation; prospects
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
lex talionis; the law of talion; an eye for an eye
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to make one's own; to take possession of
dukedom; duchy; principality