construction; establishment
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
training; drill; practice; discipline
supply; supplying; replenishment
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
one large ...; a great ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
atoll; circular coral reef
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
Island; insula; island; islet
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
base (military, expedition, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
place; situation; position; location
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
Japanese person; Japanese people
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)