earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
female friend; woman friend
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
in one's own way or style
physical condition; state of health
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
news of someone's death; obituary
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
battlefield; battleground
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
(military) unit flag; unit colors
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do