early (days); initial stage; initial
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
very great; enormous; serious
older brother and younger sister
older brother; elder brother
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
originally; by nature; from the start
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
Hinayana Buddhism; Theravada Buddhism
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to degenerate; to lapse into
sign; indication; omen; symptom
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
practical; realistic; pragmatic
immediately; at once; instantly
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
edict; public announcement
all (there is); as long as there is
essence; true nature; substance; reality
the big two...; two major...; two main...
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)