to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to be worried; to be troubled
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
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)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
destruction; annihilation; extermination
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
beginning; outset; first; onset
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
something like ...; something called ...
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
modernization; modernisation
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
fort; stronghold; fortification
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up