state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
time; season; period; phase; stage
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
existence; possession; having; limited company
determination; resolution
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
the intensity or illuminating power of light
second (unit of time); arc second
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
shoji (paper sliding door)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to be beyond words; to defy description
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
column of water; water column
soar (e.g. in price); jump; boom; sudden ride
one-by-one; separately; in detail
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)