to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
real intention; true motive; true meaning
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
clear; precise; definite; distinct
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
to be at a loss for words
to increase; to add to; to augment
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
fragment; one of the group or party
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)