to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
wherein; therein; thereinto
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
village; hamlet; countryside; country
near; nearby; not far off
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
sports ground; sports oval
school building; schoolhouse
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
opposite side; opposition
to be erected; to be built
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
student guidance; student counseling
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
to approach; to draw near