near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
great emperor; ... the Great
descendant; posterity; offspring
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
war; battle; match; game; competition
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
unique; unsurpassed; ranking foremost
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
place; situation; position; location
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote