wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
international; diplomatic intercourse
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
to be found; to be discovered
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
serious; not joking; straight
greatest mistake of one's life
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
way; method; means; resource; course
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
pronunciation; production of sound
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to be conspicuous; to stand out
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
steady advance; carrying all before one
joint together; opposite; facing
beginning character or characters that uniquely identify a poem in the Hyakunin Isshu (esp. used in competitive karuta)
standard gojūon syllabary order (aiueo, etc.)
novel; original; new; innovative
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed