to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
pure; genuine; pure (of a subject of study; as opposed to applied, practical, etc.); genuine (parts, accessories, etc.); official
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to recall; to remember; to recollect
serious; severe; grave; acute
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
rise and fall; ups and downs
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
lineage; pedigree; good family
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
human resources; man-power resources
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
fields (of rice and other crops)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
possession (esp. of a territory)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
lord of a manor; estate steward
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration