to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
Sophie; Zoffy (from Ultra Series)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
miraculous spring or fountain
guest member; associate member; honorary member
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
that; he; she; that person
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to round up; to gather; to muster; to mobilize; to mobilise
sacrifice; sacrificial animal
by means of; due to; because of; according to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to intertwine; to twist together
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)