amount of material resources
to some extent; to a certain extent
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
ending up right back where one started
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
function; facility; faculty; feature
fate; destiny; predestination
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
proposal; offer; request; application
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to need; to call for; to require
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
interruption; interference; butting in
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
blank power of attorney; carte blanche
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply