north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
war; fighting; fierce competition
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
so; like this; in this way
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
of course; certainly; naturally
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to feel; to sense; to experience
society; the world; the times
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
bad habit; evil custom; harmful practice
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to have an eye on; to zero in on
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample