congratulation; celebration
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
large junk, with capacity for 1,000 koku of rice
counter for (small) boats
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
common people; ordinary people; masses
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
national crisis; national disaster
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine