year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
almost; roughly; approximately
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
every year; yearly; annually
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
strict; stern; rigorous; severe
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
such; this sort of; like this
natural (physical) environment
to live through; to survive
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to support each other; to support one another
in unison; as one; united
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
family; members of a family
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
near oneself; close to one; familiar