topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to attempt; to test; to try out
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
emergency; unexpectedness
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
future (usually near); prospects
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
originally; by nature; from the start
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
quinquennial; recurring every five years
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
commander; general; leader
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
local commissioner (Kamakura or Muromachi eras); draw to find the theme for poetry session; composing poetry by lot