friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
military personnel; soldier
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
that's the way it is; such is life
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
to intervene; to stop (something)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to adjoin each other; to be beside one another
wounded person; injured person
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
young girl; daughter; unmarried girl
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
he; she; that person; (arch.) you