number of articles; quantity
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
to weave a pattern; to begin to weave
algebra; number of generations (e.g. in imperial succession)
rebellion; great uprising
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
turning point; transition phase
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
consecutive; continuous; successive
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
Möbius strip; Moebius strip
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to arrive home; to return
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
medical science; medicine
beloved child; dear child
childbirth; delivery; confinement
newspaper story (article, account)
Saigou Takamori (1828.1.23-1877.9.24)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor