friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
ago; since; before; previous
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
act of mercy; helping another person
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to repeat; to do something over again
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness