to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
letter; missive; note; mail
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
several times; a few times
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
8000; eight thousand; many
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
classification; categorization; sorting
solely; entirely; only; or