finish; completion; the end
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
source (e.g. quotation); authority
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
pessimism; disappointment
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
had better ...; had better not ...
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
millions; several million; a few million
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"