process; course; mechanism
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
heart and soul; one's soul (heart)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
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
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
time; season; period; phase; stage
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
way; method; means; resource; course
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
clever scheme; outlandish plan; unusual plan
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
military forces; hosts; troops
intercept; interception; counter-attack