to revere; to respect; to worship
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
tradition; legend; folklore
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
both; both sides; both parties
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
San-you region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, southern Yamaguchi and sometimes western Hyogo prefectures)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
urgent report; urgent message
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
reserve corps; flying squadron
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!