to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
management; administration; operation
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
study; diligence; discount; reduction
should; must; -able; probably; likely
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
clear; precise; definite; distinct
annual (plant); first-year student
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
willpower; energy; vitality
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
island in a pond or river
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
troubled face; worried expression
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)