great war; great battle; world war
thousands; several thousand
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
beginning (of a century, etc.)
level; standard; water level
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
wherein; therein; thereinto
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
country; territory; domain; realm
excessive; too much; unreasonable
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
job; work; duties; trade; skill
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to subsist; to keep on living