to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
family; members of a family
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
how long; how far; how much
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
fate; destiny; predestination
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
those (near the second person)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
by myself; in person; by oneself
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu