to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
fort; stronghold; fortification
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai
modernization; modernisation
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
something like ...; something called ...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
beginning; outset; first; onset
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
destruction; annihilation; extermination
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty