general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
outbreak of war; starting a war
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
curiosity; rare item; rarity; rare opportunity which could be beneficial
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
young man in his prime; swaggerer; ruffian
counter for choices, options, etc.
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
like; similar to; same as
written appeal; manifesto; declaration
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
outside the country; abroad
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
district; section; sector
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
independent state; independent nation
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
chaste, strong-minded woman; virtuous woman; heroine
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
craving; longing; thirsting
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university