great number; very large number; round number; approximate figure
great war; great battle; world war
prospects of victory; chances of success
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
New Castle; Newcastle (Australia)
factory; manufactory; works; mill
standing close together; bristling (with)
hurrah!; long life; congratulations; full vent
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
excessive; too much; unreasonable
technique; art; skill; move
encouragement; urging; spurring on; chastising by whipping
(hard-earned rewards of) sweat and blood
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
finite; limited; restricted
book; volume; this; present; main; head
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
uneasiness; uncertainty; anxiety; apprehension; restlessness; insecurity
cheap; inexpensive; pure; honest; upright
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to cast; to mint; to coin