to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
spare time; free time; leisure time
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
long slits (esp. of eyes)
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
whatever (the case may be)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
for a while; for some time; for a period
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
National Defense Academy (Japan); NDA
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
decisive battle of brief duration
highest institute of education
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
one's superior; senior; elder
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
disaster relief operation; disaster relief mission
to return a favor (favour); to repay
the way one works; one's working manner
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking