person who has rendered distinguished service
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
character style; character form
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
personal combat; one-to-one fight
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
difference; discrepancy; variation