obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
full of troubles, difficulties
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
Metal Boar (48th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1911, 1971, 2031)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
death (of a nobleman, etc.)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
female emperor (of Japan)
three generations; three periods; third generation
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
rut; wheel track; distance between two wheels; gauge
along; parallel to; in accordance with