horizon (related to land)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
covered in mud; mud-caked
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
long ago; previous; of a former age
life or death; existence; destiny
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
group; party; team; squad; section
active; positive; progressive; anode
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
noninvolvement; nonintervention; neutrality
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
loser; defeated person; the defeated
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult reasons
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind