harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
war; fighting; fierce competition
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
existence; being; presence
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
bullet; round; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy); hitman
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
ruining a country; ruined country
people; citizens; subjects; folk
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
disintegration; self-destruction
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
long ago; a long time ago; already
being too late; losing one's final chance