lieutenant general; vice-admiral
a few years ago; some years back
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
many; a lot; much; multitude
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
number of persons; personnel
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to be smeared; to be covered