terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
return of the Emperor (from a visit); return of a shintai to its shrine
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
various states; various provinces
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
emperor (of Japan); mikado
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
military man; warrior; soldier
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to repeat; to do over again
reduction by half; halving
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism