battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
constitutional government
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
death in madness; dying insane
isolation; being alone; being friendless
depths (of an art, one's mind, etc.); heart; inner mysteries; profound; deep; esoteric
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
annotation; explanatory note; comment
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
power of the state; government authority
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
Yamaguchi Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with
madness; craziness; insanity
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
crazy behavior; deranged conduct
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
personal; individual; private
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing