(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
sinus; cavity; antrum; neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
encouragement of learning
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
something; what; why; how
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
party; set; gang; company; person
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
art of war; strategy; tactics
commander; general; leader
complete change; about-face
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
overwhelming; overpowering; prevailing
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
praise; glorification; extolment
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
like; similar to; same as
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
Japanese writing; Japanese text
well versed; thorough knowledge
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
frequent; densely packed; thick
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite