armour (e.g. tank); armor
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
by means of; due to; because of; according to
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
slight; little; insignificant
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
carving; engraving; sculpture
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
chalk (mineral); white wall
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
(made of) stone; stone-built
tall building; high-rise building
group; bunch; crowd; group
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)