first year; early years (of a reign or era)
military personnel; soldier
political structure or mechanism
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
prosperous conditions; healthy economy
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
abandoning; giving up; quitting
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
prohibition; inhibition; ban
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
disaster; calamity; misfortune
production; output; turning out
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
small number; few; minority
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
hygiene; sanitation; health
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese