effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to pile up; to accumulate
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
military force; military strength
maintenance; preservation; improvement
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
indescribable; having no way to express
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
reform; reformation; reorganization
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
national polity; National Athletic Meet
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
rule; reign; government; governing
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
failure; mistake; blunder
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
few decades; many decades; several decades
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
chief; main; principal; major
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into