although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to follow advice; to act upon advice
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
this world; this life; world of the living
supreme leader; ultimate leader
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
innumerable; countless; numberless
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
powerful person; influential person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
battlefield; battleground
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)