at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
free speech; freedom of speech
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
history of the Shōwa period (1926-1989)
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
war; fighting; fierce competition
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
traditional Japanese swimming
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
river; stream; River; the ... river
natural (physical) environment
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
swimming ability; swimming ability certification
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize