soldier; combatant; warrior
your body; your health; yourself; you
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
country; territory; domain; realm
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
high and low (social standing)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
rule; reign; government; governing
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
overseas student; exchange student
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
establishment; foundation
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
to govern; to manage; to subdue
rule; reign; peaceful times
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle