biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
one part; one portion; one section
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to pass (of time); to elapse
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
literally; to the letter; literal
a short while ago; already
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
convenient; expedient; makeshift
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
meaning; significance; sense
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
future (usually near); prospects
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
(necessary) personnel; required person