casualties; the killed and wounded
beginning (of a century, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
accumulation; accumulate; store
to attempt; to test; to try out
world; society; people; the public
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
sense of values; values; value system
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
knowing; (an) acquaintance
explosion; rupture; break off
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
how; in what way; how about; questionable
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire