to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
place; situation; position; location
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
advanced level; high grade; senior
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
residence; abode; dwelling
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
sake brewer; sake brewery
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
land near a castle; castle town
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
though; notwithstanding; although
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
environment; circumstance
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat