national traits or character; nationality
nation at war; militant nation
to be the ruin of (a person)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
rational; reasonable; logical
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
unique; unrivaled; unrivalled; without parallel
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
Emperor Jinmu; legendary founding Emperor of Japan
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
incident; affair; happening; event
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
mystery; strange event; mysterious affair
very great; enormous; serious
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
descendant; posterity; offspring
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful