rare; strange; odd; peculiar
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
Japan and Britain; Japanese-British; Anglo-Japanese; Japanese-English (translation, interpretation, etc.)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
sattva (being); bodhisattva
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
duty; function; office; mission; task
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
settlement; solution; resolution
production output; number of goods manufactured
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to begin to bloom; to come out