public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
about when; about what time; how soon
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
Nagano (city, prefecture)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
feudal lords; barons; princes
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
technique; art; skill; move
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
three qualities of a martial artist or athlete: heart, technique, strength
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
that; the matter in question
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome