original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
(period of) a year; during an era
sphere; circle; range; category
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
plural; multiple; several
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
only; merely; but; no more than
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to show up; to appear; to turn up
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
(social) class; rank; grade
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
whole nation; whole land; whole country
official announcement; proclamation
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
changing the world; turning the tide; torpedo modified as a suicide weapon (used in WWII)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
training; drill; practice; discipline