to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to be silent; to say nothing
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
first (of its kind) in Japan
postwar period; period after Second World War
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
marathon; long-distance race
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
Kanou Jigorou (1860.12.10-1938.5.4)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
security (e.g. national security); US-Japan Security Treaty; campaign against the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
menial; meanness; servility; abject
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
recently; lately; these days
principal occupation; core business
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say