war; battle; match; game; competition
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
postwar period; period after Second World War
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
-less; lacking; non-existing
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
merits; distinguished services
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
time; hour; period; class
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
such; like that; in that way
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap