modern person; people of today
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
both armies; both teams; both sides
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
course; route; path; process; means
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
condensed milk; Soviet Union
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
supporting evidence; corroboration
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
presumption; assumption; estimation
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to surround; to crowd around
this (very thing); this precisely
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
a considerable number; a fair number
moment; instant; short amount of time
thousands; several thousand
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
orders; instructions; directive; command
to not believe one's ears
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
those (near the second person)