seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
being under military occupation
rule; reign; government; governing
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
to begin to grow light; to dawn
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
near; nearby; not far off
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
beyond that point; after that
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out