to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
authority; power; influence
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
surely; certainly; without doubt
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)