blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
solitary castle; isolated castle
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
beautifully decorated gate; female genitalia
yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
hundred battles; many battles
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
meaning; significance; sense
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
solidarity; joint; collective
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
Yasuda Auditorium (at Tokyo University, site of violent student protest in 1969)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect