speed; velocity; pace; velocity
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
action of making something; -ification
moving about; stirring about
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
military supplies (transported to the front line); military stores
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
defined style; predetermined style; official style; rule
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
hostility; animosity; enmity
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
inside; interior; inner part
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")